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Cullor Rock Quarry (ALJ decision, October 28, 1992)

Cullor Rock Quarry (FMSHRC CENT 92-227-CM): Compensation complaint dismissed after withdrawal

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
CENT 92-227-CM
Decided
October 28, 1992
Presiding judge
Jerold Feldman
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-15
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Currency note: this decision dates from 1992
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Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
This decision became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Tim Ragland filed a compensation complaint against Cullor Rock Quarry. He requested permission to withdraw the complaint. Judge Jerold Feldman granted the request and dismissed the case with prejudice. The scheduled November 5, 1992 hearing in Joplin, Missouri was canceled. The official decision does not identify a mine safety standard or award compensation.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standards: None identified in the official released text.
  • Outcome: The compensation proceeding was dismissed with prejudice after the complainant was permitted to withdraw the complaint.
  • Key point: Withdrawal ended the case and canceled the scheduled hearing.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
TIM RAGLAND V. CULLOR ROCK QUARRY
DDATE:
19921028
TTEXT:

Page 2

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TIM RAGLAND,
: COMPENSATION PROCEEDING
Complainant :
v. : Docket No. CENT 92-227-CM
:
CULLOR ROCK QUARRY,
: Mine No. 23-01924
Respondent
:

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Feldman

The complainant has filed a request for authority to withdraw his complaint for compensation in the captioned case.
For the reasons stated by the complainant, permission to withdraw
is granted. This case is therefore DISMISSED with prejudice and
the hearing in this matter scheduled for November 5, 1992, in
Joplin, Missouri is canceled.

Jerold Feldman
Administrative Law Judge
(703) 756-5233
Distribution:

Mr. Tim Ragland, 2123 W. Austin, Nevada, Missouri 64772
(Certified Mail)

Mr. Jim Cullor, Cullor Rock Quarry, Rt. 1, Eldorado Springs,
Missouri 64744 (Certified Mail)

Cullor, Incorporated, 20th and Sidney, Ft. Scott, Kansas 66701

/vmy

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