UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
800 K STREET, NW, SUITE 400N
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-8002
Date: FEB 4 1997
Case Nos: 95-CAA-20, 21, 22
In the Matter of:
VIRGINIA JOHNSON, et al.,
Complainants
v.
ORO, DOE, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
The above-captioned matter is presently pending before
Administrative Law Judge Edith Barnett. However, Complainants filed a motion on January 15,
1997 requesting the appointment of a settlement judge. Because 29 C.F.R. § 18.9(e)(2)(i)
provides that a settlement judge may only be appointed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge
when no party objects to such referral, I ordered the other parties to respond to Complainants'
request. The Respondent Department of Energy has filed a statement objecting to the
appointment of a settlement judge in this matter.
Accordingly, Complainants' requested for the appointment of a
settlement judge is DENIED.
