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Jericol Mining, Inc. (ALJ decision, August 26, 1987)

Jericol Mining, Inc. (FMSHRC KENT 87-51-D): Discrimination proceeding dismissed after settlement

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
KENT 87-51-D
Decided
August 26, 1987
Presiding judge
Avram Weisberger
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-20
Official source
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Currency note: this decision dates from 1987
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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

Roger Hall filed a discrimination proceeding against Jericol Mining, Inc. involving the Creech No. 2 Mine. Hall moved to dismiss the case after stating that the matter had been settled. Judge Avram Weisberger dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered the stenographic notes and recordings from the June 1987 trial to be destroyed.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standards: None stated in the decision.
  • Outcome: The discrimination proceeding was dismissed with prejudice after the complainant reported a settlement.
  • Key point: A settlement-based motion to dismiss ended the proceeding, and the judge also ordered the trial notes and recordings destroyed.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
ROGER HALL V. JERICOL MINING
DDATE:
19870826
TTEXT:

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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges

ROGER HALL,
DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
COMPLAINANT
Docket No. KENT 87-51-D v.
BARB CD 86-80
JERICOL MINING, INC.,
RESPONDENT
Creech No. 2 Mine

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Weisberger

On August 17, 1987, Complainant filed a Motion to Dismiss predicated upon an assertion that the matter in issue had been settled.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the above case be dismissed with prejudice.

It is further ORDERED that the stenographic notes and recordings made during the trial of this matter on June 16 Ä 18, 1987, be DESTROYED.

Avram Weisberger
Administrative Law Judge

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