DATE: December 8, 1987
CASE NO. 87-ERA-41

IN THE MATTER OF

ED STITES
    Complainant

    against

HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
    Respondent

APPEARANCES

Linda A. Delaney, Esq.
    For the Complainant

L. Chapman Smith, Esq.
    For the Respondent

BEFORE: PARLEN L. MCKENNA
    Administrative Law Judge

   By Order dated September 14, 1987, the above-captioned matter was duly set for hearing in Houston, Texas on December 4, 1987. Prior thereto, Counsel for the Complainant contacted my office indicating that the Complainant did not wish to pursue his complaint and would not attend the scheduled hearing. By Motion dated December 1, 1987, Counsel for the Complainant requested that the Complaint be dismissed without prejudice.

   Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 24.5(e)(4)(A), the Complainant's Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted.¹

       PARLEN L. MCKENNA
       Administrative Law Judge

Metairie, Louisiana

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¹ 29 C.F.R. § 24.3(b) requires that a Complaint be filed within 30 days of the occurrence of the alleged violation. Therefore, the grant of the Complainant's Motion herein effectively precludes any future legal remedy.