DATE: September 29, 1993
CASE NO. 93-ERA-27
IN THE MATTER OF
MELBERT J. LANDERS,
COMPLAINANT,
v.
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PROJECT
and
LIFE CYCLE TECHNICAL
SERVICES, INC.,
RESPONDENTS.
BEFORE: THE SECRETARY OF LABOR
FINAL ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
On June 14, 1993, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued
a (Recommended) Order Withdrawing Complaint in this case arising
under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (ERA),
42 U.S.C. § 5851 (1988). The ALJ's decision was based on
Complainant's Notice of Voluntary Withdrawal Without Prejudice.
Respondents' counsel filed a letter indicating no objection to
the withdrawal request.
A complainant is entitled to dismissal without prejudice of
an ERA complaint in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i)
when the respondent has not filed the functional equivalent of an
answer to the complaint or a motion for summary judgment.
Mosbaugh v. Georgia Power Co., Case No. 90-ERA-58, Final
Dec. and Order, Sept. 23, 1992, slip op. at 2. I find that
Respondent
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has not filed the functional equivalent of either an answer or a
motion for summary judgment in this case. Accordingly, the
complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
ROBERT B. REICH
Secretary of Labor
Washington, D.C.