U.S. Department of Labor                          Office of Administrative Law Judges
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DATE:  SEPTEMBER 29, 1995

CASE NOS.:  95-ERA-30; 95-ERA-45

IN THE MATTER OF

MOUSSA RAISZADEH, PHD,
          Complainant,

     v.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,
JERRY L. PETTIS MEMORIAL VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL CENTER,
          Respondent.

         RECOMMENDED DECISION AND ORDER
          APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

     These matters arise under the Energy Reorganization Act of
1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5851, and the procedural regulations for the
handling of discrimination complaints found at 29 C.F.R. Part 24.
On September 26, 1995, this office received the settlement
agreement in the above-styled matter signed by the Complainant;
Complainant's counsel; Respondent and Respondent's counsel.

     The Complainant has agreed to withdraw his complaints before
the Department of Labor in consideration of the medical center's
promises.  The terms of this agreement are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part of this order.  I find the settlement to
be fair and equitable and in the public interest.

     Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the
settlement agreement be APPROVED and both complaints in the
above-styled matter be DISMISSED.

     Entered this     day of September, 1995, at Long Beach,
California.


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                                   DANIEL L. STEWART   
                                   Administrative Law Judge

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NOTICE:  This Recommended Decision and Order and the
administrative file in this matter will be forwarded for review by
the Secretary of Labor to the Office of Administrative Appeals,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-4309, Frances Perkins Building,
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.  The Office
of Administrative Appeals has the responsibility to advise and
assist the Secretary in the preparation and issuance of final
decisions in employee protection cases adjudicated under the
regulations at 29 C.F.R. Parts 24 and 1978.  See 55 Fed.
Reg. 13250 (1990).