FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

721 19th St. Suite 443

Denver, CO 80202-2500

TELEPHONE: 303-844-5266 / FAX: 303-844-5268

 

July 1, 2016

SECRETARY OF LABOR, MSHA, on behalf of CHERYL GARCIA,

       Complainant,

 

       v.

 

VERIS GOLD USA, INC., and its

 successors,

       Respondent.

 

 

DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING

 

Docket No. WEST 2014-905-DM

WE MD 14-16

 

 

 

Jerritt Canyon Mill

Mine ID 26-01621

 

ORDER CONDITIONALLY APPROVING WITHDRAWAL MOTION

 

Before: Judge Simonton

 

This case is before me upon a discrimination complaint filed pursuant to section 105(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 815(c), by the Secretary of Labor on behalf of Ms. Cheryl Garcia against Veris Gold USA., Inc.

Complainant Cheryl Garcia, through the Secretary, has withdrawn her complaint in this matter, originally filed with the Secretary on May 6, 2014, and filed by the Secretary before the Commission on August 4, 2014, and moves for an Order of Dismissal, with prejudice, of their respective complaints against Veris Gold USA, Inc., and any claimed or potential successor(s), including but not limited to Jerritt Canyon Gold, LLC, Whitebox Asset Management, and Eric Sprott.

 

Consistent with prior court review, the joint motion is CONDITIONALLY APPROVED. This matter will be immediately dismissed with prejudice upon notification from the Secretary and the Complainant of full execution of the parties’ agreed upon resolution.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    /s/ David P. Simonton

                                                                                    David P. Simonton

                                                                                    Administrative Law Judge

 

 

Distribution: (U.S. First Class Mail)

 

Brad Mantel, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mine Safety and Health, 201 12th Street South, Suite 401, Arlington, VA 22202

 

Niamh E. Doherty, Office of the Solicitor, U.S Department of Labor, 350 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 370, Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

Cheryl Garcia, 450 Castle Crest Dr., Spring Creek, NV 89815

 

Mark R. Kaster, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Counsel for Jerritt Canyon Gold, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

Annette Jarvis, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Counsel for Jerritt Canyon Gold, 136 South Main Street, Suite 1000, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

 

Shaun Heinrichs, Veris Gold, 688 West Hastings Street, Suite 900, Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1, Canada

 

Cathy L. Reece, Counsel for Whitebox Management, LLC, 2394 East Camelback Rd., Ste. 600, Phoenix, AZ 85016

 

Tevia Jeffries, Dentons Canada LLP, Counsel for Bankruptcy Monitor, 250 Howe Street, 20th Floor, Vancouver, BC V6C 3R8, Canada