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Thomas H. Gille v. Yellow River Supply Corporation (ALJ decision, June 9, 1989)

Thomas H. Gille v. Yellow River Supply Corporation (FMSHRC LAKE 89-73-DM): Temporary-reinstatement application withdrawn and case dismissed

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
LAKE 89-73-DM
Decided
June 9, 1989
Presiding judge
Avram Weisberger
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-17
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
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Currency note: this decision dates from 1989
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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

Thomas H. Gille sought temporary reinstatement in a discrimination proceeding against Yellow River Supply Corporation. The Secretary moved to withdraw the temporary-reinstatement application after reporting that Gille had obtained other employment and was no longer interested in temporary reinstatement while the merits case remained pending. Judge Avram Weisberger granted the motion and dismissed the case.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standards: The order does not identify a Mine Act standard.
  • Outcome: The motion to withdraw the temporary-reinstatement application was granted, and the case was dismissed.
  • Key point: A temporary-reinstatement proceeding may be dismissed when the complainant obtains other work and no longer seeks interim reinstatement.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
SOL (MSHA) V. YELLOW RIVER SUPPLY
DDATE:
19890609
TTEXT:

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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (F.M.S.H.R.C.) C Office of Administrative Law Judges

SECRETARY OF LABOR,
DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),
Docket No. LAKE 89-73-DM
ON BEHALF OF
THOMAS H. GILLE,
MD 89-28
COMPLAINANT
v.

YELLOW RIVER SUPPLY
CORPORATION,
RESPONDENT

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Weisberger

On June 5, 1989, the Secretary filed a Motion to Withdraw Application for Temporary Reinstatement. The Motion indicated that the Complainant has secured other employment and "is no longer interested in being temporarily reinstated with Respondent (Yellow River Supply Corporation) until such time as a decision on the merits is issued." Accordingly, the Motion is GRANTED.

It is ORDERED that the above case be DISMISSED.

Avram Weisberger
Administrative Law Judge

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