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Valley Limestone Company (Commission decision, April 22, 1982)

Valley Limestone Company (FMSHRC LAKE 81-87-M): Reconsideration of denied review refused

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
LAKE 81-87-M
Decided
April 22, 1982
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-10-21
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Decision of the Commission
This order denies reconsideration of the Commission's failure to grant discretionary review. It does not decide the underlying mine safety dispute anew. It may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals under 30 U.S.C. § 816; check subsequent history before relying on it. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Valley Limestone sought reconsideration after the Commission did not grant its February 25, 1982 petition for discretionary review. The Commission reviewed both the reconsideration request and the earlier petition. It denied reconsideration without giving further reasons in this order.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in this order.
  • Outcome: Petition for reconsideration denied.
  • Key point: The Commission declined to revisit its refusal to grant discretionary review.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
VALLEY LIMESTONE V. MSHA
DDATE:
19820422
TTEXT:
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY & HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. April 22, 1982 VALLEY LIMESTONE COMPANY

v.
Docket No. LAKE 81-87-M
SECRETARY OF LABOR,
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)

ORDER
Valley Limestone Company has filed a Petition for reconsideration of the Commission's failure to grant its Petition for discretionary review filed on February 25, 1982. Upon review of the petition for reconsideration and further review of the petition for discretionary review, Valley Limestone's request for reconsideration is denied.
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Distribution
Valley Limestone Company
Lloyd H. Johnson, Sr.
Box 127
Zumbrota, Minnesota 55992
Michael McCord, Esq.
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of Labor
4015 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Virginia 22203
Administrative Law Judge Charles C. Moore FMSHRC 5203 Leesburg Pike, lOth Floor Falls Church, Virginia 22041

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