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Cyprus-Plateau Mining Corporation (ALJ decision, July 25, 1988)

Cyprus-Plateau Mining Corporation (FMSHRC WEST 88-144-D): Discrimination proceeding dismissed after settlement

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
WEST 88-144-D
Decided
July 25, 1988
Presiding judge
Michael A. Lasher, Jr.
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-20
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Currency note: this decision dates from 1988
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Final ALJ decision under the Mine Act's 40-day rule
This administrative law judge decision became a final decision of the Commission because no Commissioner directed review within 40 days, under 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1). It is binding on the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Irvin L. Gagon brought a discrimination proceeding against Cyprus-Plateau Mining Corporation involving the Starpoint No. 2 Mine. The parties submitted a settlement agreement dated July 18, 1988, which Judge Michael A. Lasher, Jr. approved. The proceeding was dismissed with prejudice, with each party bearing its own costs.

Decision snapshot

  • Governing provisions: None stated in the decision.
  • Outcome: The discrimination proceeding was dismissed with prejudice after the settlement was approved.
  • Key point: The ALJ approved the parties' settlement and ended the proceeding without ruling on the underlying allegations.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
I.L. GAGON V. CYPRUSÄPLATEAU MINING
DDATE:
19880725
TTEXT:

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

IRVIN L. GAGON,
DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
COMPLAINANT
v. Docket No. WEST 88-144-D

CYPRUSÄPLATEAU MINING CORPORATION,
DENV CD 88-4
RESPONDENT
Starpoint No. 2 Mine

DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT

Before: Judge Lasher

The parties have reached a resolution of this matter without the necessity of litigation. Pursuant thereto, the parties through counsel have submitted a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement dated July 18, 1988, the terms of which are here approved.

Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, this proceeding is dismissed with prejudice with each party to bear his (its) own costs.

Michael A. Lasher, Jr.
Administrative Law Judge

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