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Secretary of Labor (MSHA) v. Stash Brothers, Inc. (Commission decision, November 15, 1979)

Stash Brothers, Inc. (FMSHRC PITT 79-44-P): Commission review withdrawn

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
PITT 79-44-P
Decided
November 15, 1979
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-10-23
Official source
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Decision of the Commission ending its own review, not a merits ruling or Commission precedent
The Commission vacated its direction for review after resolving the hearing-site policy question in another case. This order did not decide any citation or penalty. The judge's underlying decision was left without Commission review. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

The Commission had directed review of this case and a case involving Cut Slate, Inc. to consider its policy on hearing locations. It then decided that policy question in Cut Slate. Because the issue no longer required consideration here, the Commission vacated its direction for review of Stash Brothers' case. The order gives no facts about the underlying dispute and states no penalty.

Decision snapshot

  • Governing issue: Hearing-site policy, resolved in the separate Cut Slate decision.
  • Outcome: Direction for review vacated; no merits ruling in this order.
  • Key point: The Commission ended this review because another decision had addressed the policy question.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
MSHA V. STASH BROTHERS
DDATE:
19791115
TTEXT:

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY & HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C.
November 15, 1979

SECRETARY OF LABOR,
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)

v. Docket No. PITT 79-44-P

STASH BROTHERS, INC.

ORDER

On June 22, 1979, the Commission directed this case and Cut Slate, Inc., No. WILK 79-13-P, for review sua sponte, to consider and set forth our policy on hearing site locations. The Commission's policy on this matter was fully addressed in our decision in Cut Slate, 1 FMSHRC 796 (July 25, 1979). Our concern in directing review has therefore been satisfied, and it is unnecessary to consider this case further. Accordingly, the direction for review is vacated.

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