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FMSHRC ALJ decision Docket SE 92-1-DM Decided October 24, 1991 Procedural Judge Avram Weisberger

S & S Material, Inc.

S & S Material, Inc. (FMSHRC SE 92-1-DM): Discrimination case dismissed

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Final ALJ decision
This ruling became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because the Commission did not direct review. It is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

This discrimination proceeding concerned Jimmie L. Callan and S & S Material, Inc. The Secretary of Labor moved to withdraw the motion for temporary reinstatement, and Judge Avram Weisberger granted that motion based on the assertions presented. The judge then dismissed the case. The order does not decide the underlying discrimination allegations or assess a civil penalty.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None stated in the decision
  • Outcome: The motion to withdraw the request for temporary reinstatement was granted, and the case was dismissed.
  • Key point: The order resolves the procedural motion and does not rule on the underlying discrimination allegations.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
SOL (MSHA) V. S & S MATERIAL
DDATE:
19911024
TTEXT:

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

SECRETARY OF LABOR, DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), Docket No. SE 92-1-DM
ON BEHALF OF
JIMMIE L. CALLAN SE-MD-91-03
COMPLAINANT
Beers Pit
v.

S & S MATERIAL, INC.,
RESPONDENT

                      ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Weisberger

 The Secretary's Motion to Withdraw Appication for Temporary

Reinstatement is GRANTED based on the assertions in the Motion.

    It is ORDERED that this case be DISMISSED.

                                    Avram Weisberger
                                    Administrative Law Judge

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