Federal Agency Decisions
Federal workers' compensation appeals from the Department of Labor's Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), federal-sector labor-relations cases from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), Longshore Act and Black Lung Benefits Act appeals from the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB), precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB), and whistleblower and other labor appeals from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB), each with a plain-English summary, the law it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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M.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Westport Carrier Annex, Norwalk, CT
M.R. (ECAB 13-0692): Recurrence acceptance rescinded; new injury denied
M.R., a Postal Service letter carrier with a prior accepted neck injury, reported new neck and shoulder pain while carrying mail in July 2010. OWCP initially treated the event as a new injury, later accepted a recurrence, and then rescinded that acceptance. The Board held that the described…
P.T. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Omaha, NE
P.T. (ECAB 13-0667): Four percent right-arm award upheld
P.T., a Postal Service employee, received a right-arm impairment award after surgery for an accepted shoulder condition. His surgeon rated the impairment at seven percent, while OWCP’s medical adviser calculated four percent. The Board found the surgeon had not explained how the required grade…
L.H. and Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Ashland, KY
L.H. (ECAB 13-0616): Increased left-arm impairment award denied
L.H., a Bureau of Prisons officer, received a nine percent left-arm impairment award after an accepted biceps tendon rupture. Years later he reported worsening arm function and sought a larger award. His orthopedic surgeon described symptoms and examination findings but did not provide a permanent…
P.H. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Baltimore, MD
P.H. (ECAB 13-0576): Four-day recurrence claim denied
P.H., a Postal Service mail handler with an accepted right-shoulder injury, was working modified duty when she missed two days in March and two in May 2012. She received shoulder injections and reported worsening motion and pain. The Board found her surgeon had not explained whether the treatment…
Secretary of Labor v. Stollings Trucking Company, Inc.
Final penalty assessment reopened without opposition
Stollings Trucking missed the 30-day deadline to contest a proposed MSHA penalty, causing the assessment to become a final Commission order. The company asked the Commission to reopen the assessment, and the Secretary did not oppose the request. Applying its authority to grant relief for mistake…
Secretary of Labor v. Signature Mining Services, LLC
Owner's extended travel supported reopening
Signature Mining missed the 30-day penalty-contest deadline while its owner was outside the country for extended periods. A later MSHA delinquency notice was returned undelivered, and the owner learned of the debt through a collection call. Signature said it adopted new procedures to ensure timely…
Secretary of Labor v. Tidewater Contractors, Inc.
Misdirected penalty contest was excused
Tidewater Contractors missed the formal penalty-contest deadline after mailing its notice to MSHA in St. Louis instead of the Civil Penalty Compliance Office in Arlington. After receiving a delinquency notice, it mistakenly sent its response to St. Louis again. The Secretary did not oppose…
Secretary of Labor v. Hubble Mining Company, LLC
Canopy at the portal site satisfied the roof control plan
Hubble Mining used a remote-controlled continuous miner to make initial portal cuts while keeping the operator well away from a 40-foot highwall. A massive highwall collapse covered much of the machine, but no one was injured, and MSHA cited Hubble for not installing a canopy before the first cut…
Secretary of Labor v. Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation
One-day-late penalty contest was reopened
Linwood Mining missed the 30-day deadline to contest a proposed MSHA penalty. It said it mailed a contest notice with payment for uncontested citations one day after the deadline, and MSHA's St. Louis payment office received the check. The Secretary did not oppose reopening but noted that the…
Secretary of Labor v. Brody Mining, LLC
Four-day clerical delay was excused
Brody Mining missed the 30-day penalty-contest deadline because of a clerical error. The company filed its contest four days after the assessment became a final Commission order. The Secretary did not oppose reopening but urged Brody to improve its filing procedures. The Commission reopened the…
Secretary of Labor v. Bodell Construction Company
Counsel's deadline error was excused
Bodell Construction missed the 30-day penalty-contest deadline because its counsel treated the proposed assessment as a mailed pleading and incorrectly added five calendar days to the response period. The company filed its contest five days late and discovered the mistake after receiving a…
North County Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Penalty amendment granted
North County Sand & Gravel faced one citation at its Roadrunner 32 Mine for an alleged violation of 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005. The Secretary had proposed a $35,500 special-assessment penalty, then moved to replace it with a $6,624 regular-assessment proposal. Judge Richard W. Manning granted the…
Secretary of Labor v. The American Coal Company
Flagrant-violation findings affirmed with $179,212 penalty
The American Coal Company operated the Galatia underground coal mine. MSHA alleged that two section 104(d)(2) orders violated the float-coal-dust and loose-coal-accumulation standard at 30 C.F.R. § 75.400 and warranted repeated-failure flagrant penalties. Judge Thomas P. McCarthy affirmed both…
Secretary of Labor v. Dodge Hill Mining Company, LLC
Internal forwarding delay was excused
Dodge Hill Mining's safety manager sent a completed penalty-contest form to Patriot Coal's corporate office within the 30-day period. An administrative assistant delayed filing it until four days after the assessment became a final Commission order. The Secretary did not oppose reopening, but urged…
Secretary of Labor v. Affinity Coal Company, LLC
Accident-related delay supported reopening
Affinity Coal missed the penalty-contest deadline after a mining accident delayed its safety director's forwarding of the notice to counsel. The notice reached counsel one week after the assessment became a final Commission order. The Secretary did not oppose reopening and noted that MSHA received…
Secretary of Labor v. Roberson Lime & Rock, Inc.
Returned timely contest supported reopening
Roberson Lime & Rock said it mailed a timely penalty-contest notice to MSHA's Arlington office, but the package was returned undelivered. The company supplied Postal Service tracking proof, and MSHA's St. Louis payment office received its check for the uncontested penalties. The Secretary did not…
Fred Estrada v. Freeport McMoran Tyrone, Inc. and/or Runyan Construction
Hearing set and early dismissal denied
Judge William B. Moran scheduled Fred Estrada's discrimination hearing for October 2013 and ordered the parties to exchange exhibits and witness information. Runyan Construction had not responded to an earlier order, so the judge directed it to identify its representation, supply contact…
Ronnie E. Kern v. Walcoal, Incorporated
Kern v. Walcoal (BRB 12-0561): new medical examination order vacated during benefits modification
Ronnie Kern had been awarded black lung benefits, and Walcoal sought to modify that award. An administrative law judge ordered Kern to attend a new medical examination at the company's request. The Board held that an employer does not have an automatic right to compel a new examination in a…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Reuben Shemwell v. Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. and Armstrong Fabricators, Inc.
Temporary stay granted during settlement effort
An administrative law judge had issued a cease-and-desist order and later denied Armstrong's request to stay it and certify an interlocutory appeal. Armstrong told the Commission that the parties had verbally agreed on settlement terms and needed time to finalize a written motion. The Secretary did…
J.P. and Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley HCS, Murfreesboro, TN
J.P. (ECAB 13-1176): Workplace fall established; injury claim remanded
J.P., a Veterans Affairs physician, fell while walking to her office and sustained a diagnosed right radial-neck fracture. OWCP denied her claim after treating the fall as caused by a personal neuropathic condition. The Board found the evidence did not conclusively establish that cause…
J.S. and Social Security Administration, Field Office, West Palm Beach, FL
J.S. (ECAB 13-1174): Occupational disease denial affirmed
J.S., a Social Security Administration claims representative, reported symptoms after workplace exposure to mold, insecticide spray, and carpet-cleaning chemicals. OWCP accepted the exposure but denied his occupational disease claim for lack of medical evidence linking it to a diagnosed condition…
E.J. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Capitol Heights, MD
E.J. (ECAB 13-1154): Denial of reconsideration affirmed
E.J., a former postal mail handler, attributed low back and left hip conditions to her work. OWCP had denied the claim on medical causation grounds, and she later sought reconsideration using documents from a separate claim in which OWCP had accepted a left hip strain. OWCP refused to reopen the…
S.A. and Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Houston, TX
S.A. (ECAB 13-1100): Late hearing request denied
S.A., a transportation security screener, sought wage-loss compensation following an accepted 2003 workplace injury. OWCP denied the compensation claim on August 20, 2012, and she requested an oral hearing by a form postmarked November 20, 2012. The Board found that the request came more than 30…
H.M. and Department of the Navy, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
H.M. (ECAB 13-1061): Hearing-loss schedule award denied
H.M. worked at a Navy shipyard and developed hearing loss after years of workplace noise exposure. OWCP accepted work-related bilateral hearing loss but denied a permanent-impairment schedule award. A 2012 test showed measurable loss after his 2002 retirement, while a test taken just before…
S.B. and Department of the Navy, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC
S.B. (ECAB 13-977): Telephone hearing request found late
S.B., a Marine Corps air station sandblast machine operator, claimed an occupational low back and left leg condition. OWCP denied his claim as untimely on July 10, 2012. His request for a telephone hearing was postmarked August 10, more than 30 days after that decision. The Board held that he had…
C.V. and Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Patrol, Douglas, AZ
C.V. (ECAB 13-912): Ankle and foot occupational disease claim denied
C.V., a customs officer, attributed left ankle and bilateral foot conditions to prolonged standing and walking on hard surfaces at work. OWCP accepted her work duties but denied the occupational disease claim. Although OWCP labeled its February 2013 decision a refusal to reconsider, the Board…
C.W. and Department of the Air Force, Air Logistics Center, Warner Robins Air Force Base, GA
C.W. (ECAB 13-537): Emotional condition claim denied
C.W., an Air Force executive support specialist, attributed anxiety and other symptoms to disputes with supervisors and coworkers. OWCP denied her emotional condition claim for lack of an established compensable work factor. The Board found insufficient evidence that management committed error or…
T.J. and U.S. Postal Service, Main Post Office, Garland, TX
T.J. (ECAB 13-105): Disability compensation dispute remanded
T.J., a postal letter carrier with accepted elbow and knee injuries, sought wage-loss compensation for March 12 through April 28, 2011. Her treating surgeon reported total disability, while an OWCP referral physician concluded that she could perform modified work. The Board found a conflict between…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Reuben Shemwell v. Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. and Armstrong Fabricators, Inc.
Review denied because the ALJ ruling was not final
Judge Jerold Feldman found that Armstrong's Kentucky civil lawsuit against miner Reuben Shemwell interfered with his Mine Act discrimination rights and ordered Armstrong to stop prosecuting it. The judge expressly labeled that ruling interim because civil penalties and additional relief remained…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Reuben Shemwell v. Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. and Armstrong Fabricators, Inc.
Stay denied to prevent continued chilling effect
Armstrong sought a short stay of an order requiring it to dismiss a Kentucky tort suit against miner Reuben Shemwell. The company said the parties had verbally agreed to settlement terms that included voluntary dismissal of the suit. Judge Jerold Feldman found that Armstrong was unlikely to…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Reuben Shemwell v. Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. and Armstrong Fabricators, Inc.
Interlocutory certification denied
Armstrong asked Judge Jerold Feldman to certify immediate Commission review of his same-day refusal to stay a cease-and-desist order. Certification required a novel legal question and a showing that immediate review would materially advance the case. The judge found the stay standards were settled…
L.M. and U.S. Postal Service, Central Garage Facility, Chicago, IL
L.M. (ECAB 13-992): Continuing compensation after termination denied
L.M., a postal tractor-trailer operator, had accepted back conditions after a 2006 workplace injury. OWCP terminated his medical and wage-loss benefits in August 2011 based on an impartial specialist’s opinion that the work-related condition had resolved. L.M. submitted a later lumbar MRI and…
B.B. and U.S. Postal Service, Processing & Distribution Center, Baton Rouge, LA
B.B. (ECAB 13-991): Eleven percent shoulder impairment award affirmed
B.B., a postal maintenance mechanic, sustained accepted left shoulder and arm injuries at work and received a schedule award based on 11 percent permanent impairment. He sought a higher rating, relying in part on a physician’s 12 percent assessment from shoulder range of motion. The Board found…
M.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Islandia, NY
M.R. (ECAB 13-880): Reconsideration refusal affirmed
M.R., a postal letter carrier, claimed back, hip, and leg injuries after reaching for a package in his truck. OWCP denied his injury claim, and the Board had previously affirmed that decision. He sought reconsideration with affidavits, imaging, and medical reports. The Board found that most…
D.B. and Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection, Chula Vista, CA
D.B. (ECAB 13-848): Two percent wrist impairment award affirmed
D.B., a border patrol agent, fractured his left forearm and wrist in an all-terrain vehicle accident at work. OWCP granted a schedule award for two percent permanent impairment of the left arm, and he sought a higher rating based on his treating surgeon’s seven percent estimate. The Board found…
E.S. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Buffalo, NY
E.S. (ECAB 13-812): Reconsideration refusal affirmed
E.S., a postal rural carrier, was struck by a vehicle while working and claimed injuries from the accident. OWCP accepted that the accident occurred but denied his injury claim for lack of medical evidence connecting it to a diagnosed condition. He sought reconsideration with an insurance denial…
C.N. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Waynesboro, PA
C.N. (ECAB 13-0609): Refusal to reopen knee claim affirmed
C.N., a postal carrier, sought additional treatment for his right knee after OWCP had accepted injuries to both knees. OWCP denied his recurrence claim and later declined to reopen it. The Board reviewed only the refusal to reopen because the earlier merits decision was outside its appeal window…
C.S. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Wood River, IL
C.S. (ECAB 13-0600): Leg impairment award sent back for medical review
C.S., a postal service customer service manager, had an accepted lower back sprain and a prior award for four percent impairment of his left leg. OWCP denied a larger award after a medical adviser rated both legs at zero percent impairment. The Board found the adviser had not addressed an abnormal…
C.H. and U.S. Postal Service, Six Mile Cypress Carrier Annex, Fort Myers, FL
C.H. (ECAB 12-1622): Compensation overpayment sent back for waiver review
C.H., a postal carrier, received wage-loss compensation after a work injury and then returned to full-time work. OWCP found an overpayment and held her at fault, partly because she had received a later check covering time after her return. The Board found that she had not accepted that later check…
Secretary of Labor v. Oak Grove Resources, LLC
Safeguard against pushing cars was valid
A miner was fatally pinned while a 24-ton shearer body was being moved along Oak Grove's main haulage road. MSHA cited the mine under a safeguard that prohibited pushing cars on main haulage roads except in a limited situation. The judge vacated the citation after finding that the safeguard did not…
C.G., claiming as widow of D.G., and U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
C.G. (ECAB 13-1113): Survivor claim returned for payment
C.G. appealed an OWCP decision concerning compensation after her husband, a Foreign Service Officer posted to Kazakhstan, died. OWCP’s Director asked the Board to reverse that decision and return the case for payment, and C.G.’s counsel joined the request. The Director acknowledged that the…
K.K. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Bellmawr, NJ
K.K. (ECAB 13-0972): Head injury denial upheld, emergency care question returned
K.K., a postal supervisor, reported a head injury after a car struck her vehicle from behind while she was working. OWCP accepted that the collision occurred but denied her injury claim. The Board found that the hospital report lacked a reasoned medical explanation connecting a diagnosed injury to…
M.M. and Department of the Navy, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, CA
M.M. (ECAB 13-0929): Back injury claim denial affirmed
M.M., a police officer at a Marine Corps air station, reported back pain after trying to catch a man who tripped at the base entrance. OWCP accepted that the incident happened but denied his injury claim. The Board found that several medical reports did not address what caused his diagnosed disc…
V.S. and Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Charleston Air Force Base, SC
V.S. (ECAB 13-0804): Four-hour workday disability claim denied
V.S., an Air Force employee working in a sedentary medical records position, had an accepted right knee injury. She claimed that the injury limited her to four hours of work each day during part of 2012. Her surgeon recommended a four-hour schedule, but the Board found that his reports did not…
R.B. and Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Coppell, TX
R.B. (ECAB 13-0792): Leg impairment award claim sent back for review of prior payment
R.B. sought another schedule award for impairment of his left leg after receiving an earlier award for the same leg under a different claim file. OWCP denied the request because the new 10 percent rating was less than the earlier 30 percent rating. The Board found that OWCP had not explained…
L.G. and U.S. Postal Service, Fort Dearborn Station, Chicago, IL
L.G. (ECAB 13-0658): Workplace exposure claim returned to complete the record
L.G., a postal mail processing clerk, claimed that exposure to chemical irritants at work caused eye and skin conditions. OWCP denied the claim after referring to employer correspondence about an investigation in a separate claim file. The Board found that the correspondence was missing from the…
A.Z. and Department of Agriculture, Inspections Operations Program, Wyalusing, PA
A.Z. (ECAB 13-0631): Injury claim reopened for merits review
A.Z., an Agriculture Department veterinarian, reported injuries after a gate struck him during cattle inspections. OWCP denied his claim for lack of sufficient medical evidence and then refused to reopen it. On reconsideration, A.Z. had submitted a physician’s report and treatment note discussing…
J.J. and Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, Sacramento, CA
J.J. (ECAB 13-0623): Wage-earning capacity reduction left in place
J.J., a former National Guard Bureau mechanic supervisor, sought to change a wage-earning capacity determination based on a budget officer position. He argued that the original determination contained errors and that his accepted back condition had worsened. The Board found no evidence supporting…
R.E. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Houston, TX
R.E. (ECAB 13-0553): Emotional condition denial and hearing abandonment affirmed
R.E., a postal clerk, sought compensation for an emotional condition after a dispute with his postmaster about his reporting time and possible discipline. The Board found no evidence that management committed an error or abuse, harassed him, or subjected him to compensable verbal abuse. It…
N.C. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Kent, CT
N.C. (ECAB 12-1955): Wage capacity dispute returned to combine claim files
N.C., a postal carrier, challenged a wage-earning capacity determination based on a part-time modified job. The job offer had referred to two injury claim files, but the Board received only an incomplete record from one of them. Without the missing claim and medical records, the Board could not…
D.C. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Port Jefferson, NY
D.C. (ECAB 12-1905): Termination of wage-loss and medical benefits reversed
D.C., a postal clerk, had an accepted aggravation of cervical disc disease from a 2007 work injury. OWCP terminated her wage-loss and medical benefits after relying on an impartial medical examiner who said that only a cervical strain had resulted from the incident. The Board found that the…
University of Massachusetts Boston
In re University of Massachusetts Boston (EAB NPDES Appeal No. 13-04): Petition dismissed after settlement
The University of Massachusetts Boston asked the Environmental Appeals Board to let it withdraw its petition challenging an NPDES permit. The university and EPA Region 1 agreed to settlement terms resolving the issues raised in the petition, and the Region assented to the withdrawal and dismissal…
W.M. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Birmingham, AL
W.M. (ECAB 13-1138): Back injury claim denial affirmed
W.M., a postal employee, reported back pain after throwing parcels at work. One physician diagnosed lumbago and checked a form box attributing it to work, but did not explain how the parcel work caused the condition. Another physician diagnosed radiculitis and possible disc herniation but gave no…
W.S. and Department of the Army, Army National Guard, Greenville, KY
W.S. (ECAB 13-0999): Tractor repair injury claim denied for lack of medical proof
W.S., an Army National Guard maintenance mechanic, reported back pain and stiffness after removing a radiator from a tractor at work. OWCP accepted that the work incident occurred but found no medical diagnosis or physician’s explanation linking an injury to it. The only report before OWCP was…
S.J. and Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, GA
S.J. (ECAB 13-0854): Refusal to reopen shoulder claim affirmed
S.J., a medical center nurse, claimed that repetitive work caused symptoms in her left shoulder and arm. After OWCP denied the claim, she sought reconsideration and submitted earlier records along with new notes listing work restrictions. The Board reviewed only the refusal to reopen because the…
D.B. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Bellmawr, NJ
D.B. (ECAB 13-0717): Thumb injury recurrence claim denied
D.B., a rural mail carrier, had an accepted right thumb sprain and later sought compensation for renewed inability to work. Her medical reports described arm symptoms and diagnoses beyond the accepted thumb sprain. The Board found that the reports did not explain how a worsening of the accepted…
L.M. and U.S. Postal Service, Processing and Distribution Center, Southeastern, PA
L.M. (ECAB 13-0570): Arm condition claim sent for impartial medical examination
L.M., a postal clerk, claimed that limited-duty work worsened her right arm condition and caused additional arm and hand conditions. OWCP had accepted right elbow ulnar neuropathy but denied the broader claim. The Board found a conflict between her treating physician, who attributed several…
D.K. and Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Glynco, GA
D.K. (ECAB 13-0329): Benefit termination and denial of neck condition upheld
D.K., a Bureau of Prisons employee, had an accepted right shoulder injury. OWCP ended her benefits after an impartial orthopedic specialist found that the accepted shoulder condition had resolved. The Board found his examination and medical reasoning sufficient to support that termination. It also…
P.D. and U.S. Postal Service, Mid Hudson General Mail Facility, Newburgh, NY
P.D. (ECAB 13-0084): Part-time wage capacity finding reversed
P.D., a postal employee with accepted wrist conditions, had worked full time before her injury and later returned to a part-time modified job. OWCP used earnings from that part-time job to set her wage-earning capacity and reduce compensation. The Board found that the procedures in force when OWCP…
B.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Oklahoma City, OK
B.R. (ECAB 12-1943): New emotional condition claim denied, earlier disability claim returned
B.R., a postal supervisor, had an accepted claim arising from a coworker’s earlier threat. He filed another claim after seeing that coworker at work four days later. The Board held that his fear of possible future harm in that encounter was not a compensable work factor and affirmed denial of the…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Federal workers' compensation appeals from the Department of Labor's Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), federal-sector labor-relations cases from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), Longshore Act and Black Lung Benefits Act appeals from the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB), precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB), and whistleblower and other labor appeals from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission, Board and Authority decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, the Authority at FLRA, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Review Board at Labor, and the Environmental Appeals Board at EPA). These are citable as precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by the agency's Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.
- Why finality matters: Every page here says which kind of decision you are reading, so you know whether it is precedent you can cite or a final order that only shows how one judge ruled on one set of facts.
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