DATE: July 20, 1987
CASE NO. 86-CAA-6

IN THE MATTER OF

DOUGLAS PLUMLEY,
    COMPLAINANT,

    v.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS,
    RESPONDENT.

BEFORE: THE SECRETARY OF LABOR

   The parties in this matter have entered into a voluntary settlement agreement and have jointly moved that the matter be dismissed. The Administrative Law Judge recommended that the settlement be approved and the case be dismissed. I note that the settlement agreement provides, among other things, that:

4. This Settlement Agreement shall not be construed as an admission of any wrongdoing by any of the parties, nor shall it be construed as an adjudication on the merits or claims for or against either party.

Moreover, my approval of this settlement agreement submitted on the joint motion of the parties shall not be construed as indicating any view on the merits of the various issues including issues of coverage or jurisdiction which may have been raised by this case.

   Accordingly, the settlement agreement is approved, the parties' motion is granted and this matter is DISMISSED.

   SO ORDERED.

      WILLIAM E. BROCK
       Secretary of Labor

Washington, D.C.