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Dynasty Resources, Inc. (ALJ decision, July 2, 1996)

Dynasty Resources, Inc. (FMSHRC KENT 96-276-D): Temporary reinstatement proceeding dismissed

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
KENT 96-276-D
Decided
July 2, 1996
Presiding judge
Gary Melick
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-12
Cited standards
29 C.F.R. § 2700.11
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Plain-English summary

The Secretary of Labor sought temporary reinstatement for Jimmy D. Carnes in a proceeding involving Dynasty Resources' No. 3 Mine. The Secretary moved to withdraw the application because Carnes had obtained other employment. Judge Gary Melick approved the withdrawal and dismissed the proceeding under Commission Rule 11.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited provision(s): 29 C.F.R. § 2700.11
  • Outcome: The temporary reinstatement proceeding was dismissed after the Secretary withdrew the application.
  • Key point: The ALJ approved withdrawal of the temporary reinstatement application after the complainant obtained other employment.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
2 SKYLINE, Suite 1000
5203 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22041

July 2, 1996

SECRETARY OF LABOR, : TEMPORARY REINSTATEMENT PROCEEDING MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH : ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), : DOCKET NO. KENT 96-276-D
on behalf of
: BARB CD 96-04
JIMMY D. CARNES, :
Complainant : No. 3 Mine
v. : Mine ID 15-17350
:
DYNASTY RESOURCES, INC., :
Respondent :

ORDER DISMISSING TEMPORARY REINSTATEMENT PROCEEDING

The Secretary has moved to withdraw his application for temporary reinstatement on the grounds that the Complainant has obtained other employment. The motion to withdraw is approved and these proceedings are dismissed. Commission Rule 11, 29 C.F.R. ' 2700.11.

Gary Melick
Administrative Law Judge

Distribution:

MaryBeth Bernui, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2002 Richard Jones Road, Suite B-201, Nashville, TN 37215

Mr. Saul Akers, Agent for Service, Dynasty Resources, Inc., State Rt. 1056, P.O. Box 126, McCarr, KY 41544

Mr. Jimmy D. Carnes, H.C. 69, Box 255, Arjay, KY 40902

Tony Oppegard, Esq., Mine Safety Project/ARDF of Kentucky, Inc., 630 Maxwelton Court, Lexington, KY 40508

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