U.S. Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges
1111 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Case No. 85-ERA-40
In the Matter of
JOSEPH M. CORRIGAN,
Complainant
v.
NEW YORK STATE POWER
AUTHORITY,
Respondent
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
AND
CANCELLATION OF HEARING
On September 18, 1985 an order was issued affording the
Complainant, Joseph M. Corrigan, the period through September 25,
1985 within which to assert that an act of discrimination had
been taken against him by the New York State Power Authority
within 30 days prior to the filing of his complaint. The
Complainant responded to that order by letter dated September 22,
1985, but in that letter made no assertion that any act of
discrimination had been taken against him by the New York State
Power Authority within 30 days prior to the filing of his
complaint. In fact, the Complainant states that his letter of
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July 1, 1985, which the Department of Labor had taken to be a
complaint under the Act, was not intended to be a complaint, but
that it was merely a "letter" asking for a reply.
Accordingly, this matter is dismissed both on the ground
that the Complainant did not intend to file a complaint.
Furthermore, if it had been a complaint it was not timely filed.
The hearing scheduled for October 2, 1985 in New York City
is hereby cancelled, and the complaint dismissed.
