29 C.F.R. § 1614.409 : Labor — REGULATIONS RELATING TO LABOR — EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION — FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY — APPEALS AND CIVIL ACTIONS — Effect of filing a civil action

Filing a civil action under § 1614.407 or § 1614.408 shall terminate Commission processing of the appeal. A Commission decision on an appeal issued after a complainant files suit in district court will not be enforceable by the Commission. If private suit is filed subsequent to the filing of an appeal and prior to a final Commission decision, the complainant should notify the Commission in writing.