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Adena Fuels, Incorporated (ALJ decision, March 26, 1993)

Gary L. Day v. Adena Fuels, Incorporated (FMSHRC KENT 92-547-D): Discrimination complaint dismissed under settlement

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
KENT 92-547-D
Decided
March 26, 1993
Presiding judge
David Barbour
Outcome
Settled
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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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

Gary L. Day brought a discrimination complaint against Adena Fuels, Incorporated involving the Diamond No. 1 Mine. The parties reached a settlement and jointly moved to dismiss the complaint. Judge David Barbour found no reason to deny the motion and dismissed the matter. The settlement agreement was confidential and placed under seal at the parties' request.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None stated in the release.
  • Outcome: The discrimination complaint was dismissed based on the parties' settlement agreement.
  • Key point: A jointly agreed settlement can resolve a Mine Act discrimination proceeding without placing the confidential agreement in the public record.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
GARY DAY V. ADENA FUELS
DDATE:
19930326
TTEXT:

Page 2

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
2 SKYLINE, 10th FLOOR
5203 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22041

GARY L. DAY,
: DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
Complainant
:
: Docket No. KENT 92-547-D
v. : BARB CD 92-15
:
ADENA FUELS, INCORPORATED, : Diamond No. 1 Mine
Respondent
:

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Counsel for the parties have agreed to settle this matter, and counsels have moved jointly to dismiss Complainant's discrimination complaint on the basis of the settlement agreement. The record reveals no reason why their motion should not be granted. ACCORDINGLY, this matter is DISMISSED.(Footnote 1)

David Barbour
Administrative Law Judge
(703) 756-6200

Distribution:

Tony Oppegard, Esq., Mine Safety Project of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc., 630 Maxwelton Court, Lexington, KY 40508 (Certified Mail)

Mr. Gary Lee Day, HC 65, Box 494, Similax, KY 41764 (Certified Mail)

Jerry Wayne Slone, Esq., Weinberg & Campbell, Adena Fuels, Inc., P.O. Box 727, Main Street, Hindman, KY 41822 (Certified Mail)

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1 The settlement agreement is confidential and the parties have requested that it not be made part of the record of this proceeding. Therefore, with the concurrence of counsel, the agreement has been placed under seal in the official file.

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