. BUCK CREEK COAL INC. February 15, 1995 LAKE 93-261 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 2 SKYLINE, 10th FLOOR 5203 LEESBURG PIKE FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22041 February 15, 1995 SECRETARY OF LABOR, : CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDINGS MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH : ADMINISTRATION (MSHA, : Docket No. LAKE 93-261 Petitioner : A.C. No. 12-02033-03596 v. : : Docket No. LAKE 93-268 BUCK CREEK COAL INC., : A.C. No. 12-02033-03597 Respondent : : Docket No. LAKE 93-273 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03598 : : Docket No. LAKE 93-278 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03599 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-8 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03600 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-13 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03601 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-21 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03602 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-41 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03603 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-42 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03604 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-50 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03605 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-72 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03606 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-73 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03607 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-81 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03608 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-89 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03610 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-111 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03611 : Docket No. LAKE 94-128 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03614 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-142 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03615 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-143 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03616 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-210 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03620 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-211 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03621 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-220 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03622 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-433 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03623 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-434 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03624 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-435 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03625 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-600 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03626 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-601 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03627 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-602 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03629 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-603 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03630 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-604 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03631 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-605 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03632 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-606 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03633 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-669 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03636 : Docket No. LAKE 94-670 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03637 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-671 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03638 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-677 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03640 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-707 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03641 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-708 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03642 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-709 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03643 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-710 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03644 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-714 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03645 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-745 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03646 : : Docket No. LAKE 94-746 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03647 : Docket No. LAKE 95-24 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03648 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-49 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03652 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-50 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03652 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-51 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03652 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-52 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03650 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-74 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03653 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-87 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03654 : Docket No. LAKE 95-94 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03655 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-111 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03656 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-112 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03657 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-154 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03658 : : Docket No. LAKE 95-158 : A.C. No. 12-02033-03659 : : Buck Creek Mine : : BUCK CREEK COAL INC., : CONTEST PROCEEDINGS Contestant : v. : Docket Nos. LAKE 94-162-R, : LAKE 94-253-R thru 94-394-R, SECRETARY OF LABOR, : LAKE 94-356-R thru 94-357-R, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH : LAKE 94-370-R thru 94-394-R, ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), : LAKE 94-408-R thru 94-409-R, Respondent : LAKE 94-410-R thru 94-425-R, : LAKE 94-447-R thru 94-454-R : LAKE 94-461-R thru 94-562-R, : LAKE 94-569-R thru 94-597-R, : LAKE 94-607-R thru 94-613-R, : LAKE 94-618-R thru 94-629-R, : LAKE 94-637-R thru 94-646-R, : LAKE 94-660-R thru 94-667-R, : LAKE 94-672-R thru 94-674-R, : LAKE 94-681-R thru 94-691-R, : LAKE 94-697-R thru 94-703-R, : LAKE 94-717-R thru 94-744-R, : LAKE 95- 1- R thru 95- 14-R, : LAKE 95- 18-R thru 95- 22-R, : LAKE 95- 26-R thru 95- 42-R, : LAKE 95- 57-R thru 95- 73-R, : LAKE 95- 75-R thru 95- 77-R, : LAKE 95- 82-R, : LAKE 95- 96-R thru 95-104-R, : LAKE 95-115-R thru 95-118-R, : LAKE 95-136-R thru 95-154-R, : LAKE 95-158-R and 95-171-R. : : BUCK CREEK MINE : Mine ID 12-02033 ORDER CONTINUING STAY By an order dated September 8, 1994, all case involving Buck Creek, before me or subsequently assigned to me, were stayed for 90 days or until such time as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana made a determination regarding the prosecution of Buck Creek Coal, Inc. and any of its officers, whichever occurred first. On December 7, 1994, the Secretary filed a motion requesting a 90 day extension of the stay. An extension of the stay was granted on January 10, 1995, until a prehearing conference was held on February 9, 1995, to determine whether the stay should be continued. At the prehearing conference, the Secretary requested that the stay be continued for 90 days. The Secretary's counsel stated that at the end of 90 days the Secretary would be in a position to state specifically which dockets and citations were involved in the criminal proceedings, which were not, and whether the cases not involved could proceed to disposition. (Tr. 37-38.) Buck Creek opposes continuing the stay. After weighing the interests of the parties, I conclude that the reasons for originally granting the stay still apply. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the STAY in these cases is CONTINUED until May 16, 1995. The provisions concerning the lifting of the stay in individual cases set out in the September 8, 1994, order remain in effect. It is FURTHER ORDERED that a status conference will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 1995, for the purpose of determining whether the stay should be continued beyond the conference; if so, under what conditions; whether it will include all docketed cases as well as future cases; and whether some cases can be separated from the rest and proceed to disposition without prejudice to either party. The conference will begin at 9:00 A.M. at the following location: Hearing Room Office of Administrative Law Judges 2 Skyline, 10th Floor 5203 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, Virginia 22041 T. Todd Hodgdon Administrative Law Judge (703) 756-4570 Distribution: Rafael Alvarez, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 230 S. 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