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Henderson v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 90-ERA-25 (ALJ Sept. 4, 1991)


[Editor's Note: Page 5 of the slip op. referred to below is found at pages 5-6 of the Web Site version]

U.S. Department of Labor
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Mercedes City Center
200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 605
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Date: SEP 04 1991

IN THE MATTER OF

LARRY D. HENDERSON
    Complainant,

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 90-ERA-25

MICHAEL A. SMITH
    Complainant,

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 90-ERA-50

DEWEY RAY SMITH
    Complainant

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 90-ERA-51

LARRY D. HENDERSON
    Complainant

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 91-ERA-26

MICHAEL A. SMITH
    Complainant

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 91-ERA-5


[Page 2]

DEWEY RAY SMITH
    Complainant

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
    Respondent,
Case No. 91-ERA-6

BEFORE: GILES J. McCARTHY
    Administrative Law Judge

AMENDED ORDER

   A Recommended Decision and Order was issued in this case on August 27, 1991.

   On page five (5) a Notice of Appeal Rights paragraph was inadvertently added to the Recommended Decision. Since it will automatically be reviewed by the Secretary of Labor, an Appeal Rights paragraph is moot.

   Please substitute the attached and amended page five (5) for the original.

       GILES J. McCARTHY
       Administrative Law Judge

GJM/dle
Ft. Lauderdale, FL


5

refusing to give preclusive effect to the issues litigated in the CAB decision --- "

   Accordingly, I find the complaints herein, based upon the prior decision in the MSPB case involving the same parties and issues, precluded further litigation thereto. Accordingly, I recommend that the cases 90-ERA-50 and 90-ERA-51 be dismissed on the grounds of res judicata; and that 90-ERA-50, 90-ERA-51 and 90-ERA-25 be dismissed as untimely.

   I note that complainants have, by telegram dated August 16, 1991 requested that the cases not be dismissed since their counsel has suddenly retired. However, I note that in the three cases where I have recommended dismissal, a Notice to Show Cause was issued and briefs were received from complainants' prior counsel. The remaining cases are not dismissed at this time.

Recommended Decision

   It is recommended that case nos. 90-ERA-25, 90-ERA-50 and 90-ERA-51 be DISMISSED.

       GILES J. McCARTHY
       Administrative Law Judge

GJM/dle
Ft. Lauderdale, FL



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