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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">Edward V. Hartman,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">Esq.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Lab</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">o</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">r,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">Chi</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">ago, IL</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; "></span></p>
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						</span>Litigant, Evergreen Park, IL</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; "></span></p>
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						<span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>For Respondent</span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">JUDGE</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">: </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">First Judge<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Pat</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rick B. Augustine</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, United States Administrative Law Judge</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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						</span>OF DISMISSAL<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;">PURSUANT TO 29 C.F.R. § 220</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;">0</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;">.101</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;"></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">This<span>
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						</span>and Health Review Commission (“the Commission”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">) pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">651<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">et seq</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the Act</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">). The Occupation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">l Saf</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ety and Health Administratio</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n (“OSHA</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">) c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">duct</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ed an inspection of<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Destiny Builders Construction Services, Inc.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Resp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ondent”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>issued on</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>May 18, 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent<span>
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						</span>proceed under<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">conventional<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">proceedi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ngs of the Commission. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Complaint was filed on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">J</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">uly 2, 2020.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> On November 3, 2020, the Court issued an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Order to Show Cause Why the Notice of Contest Should Not be<span>
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						</span>Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)<span>
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						</span>R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">es</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">pon</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dent in filing its Answer.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">November</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">18, 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, after receiv</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ing the First Sh</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>Order, Respondent filed its Answer.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Commission has j</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">urisdiction over this action pursuant to S</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ction 10(c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Act</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">due to the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>filing of a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">N</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">otice of Contest<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">by Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>29 USC § 659(c).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent is<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">engaged in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">business affecting interstate commerce within the meaning of Section 3(5) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. §</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">652(5</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Sling</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">l</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">uff v. OSHR</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>425 F.3d 861 (10</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">th C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ir. 2005)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Commiss</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">has stated<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“[t]here is an in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">terstate market in construction mate</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rials and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ser</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">vices and therefore construction work affects interstate commerce.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., citing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">NLRB v. Int’l Union of Operating Engineers, Local</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>5</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">71, 317 F.2d 638,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>643</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>n. 5 (8th C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ir. 1963) (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">j</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">u</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dicial notice taken that const</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ruction industry affects interstate<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">commerce).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Ev</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">en a small employer, like Respondent, whose activities and purchases are purely local, when aggregated with other</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>engaged in simi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">l</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ar activities, has</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ubstantial<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">effect on i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">erstate commerce.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Slingluff,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>42</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">5 F.3d at 867,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Clarence M</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Jones</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 11</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">152</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">9, 1531 (No. 77-3676, 1983)(“There is an interstate market in construction materials and services and therefore construction work</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>affects interstat</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">mmerce.”)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">B</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ecause Resp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dent is engaged in construction</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>work, the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ourt<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">finds it is e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ngaged in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a b</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">usiness affecting interstate commerce.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">mmission h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">as<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">held that “[w]here it is highly probable that a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">case wi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ll be appeale</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o a particular c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">cuit, the C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ommission generally has applied the precedent of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that circuit in deciding the case— even though it may diff</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">er from the Commission's precedent.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Kerns Bro</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">s.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Tree Serv.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 18 BNA OSHC 2064, 2067 (No. 96-1719,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>2000).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>The Court ap</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">pli</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">es the precedent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Seven</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">th<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Circuit<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">where it differs from the Commis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sion<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">in deciding th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">is</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>case.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Although the Commission recogn</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">izes the difficulties a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">self-represented</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>litig</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ant may fa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ce<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">when participating in the Commission’s proc</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">eedings</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, the Commission</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">till requires<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">self-repr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">esented</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">litigant to follow the rules and exercise reasonable di</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ligence in the legal proceedings in which it is taking part</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Sealtite Corp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., 15 BNA OSHC 1130 (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">No. 88-143</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1991);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Wentzell d/b/a N.E.E.T. Bu</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">ilders</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>16 BNA OSHC 147</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">5, 1476 (No.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>92-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">6</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">96, 1993) (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">stating that “[a] pro se employer is required to exercise reaso</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nable diligence... [they must] follow the rules and file resp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">onses to a judge’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">orders or</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>suffer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the conse</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">que</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nces...”).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Not having counsel, does</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>not ob</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">viate a party’s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>obligation<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">to en</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">g</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ge in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">in th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e adjudicatory process.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>All litigants, including those declini</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng to hire counsel, must obey orders and to permit and resp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ond to discovery as required by the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Commission</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Ru</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">les.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See JGB LLC,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>21 BNA OSHC 1402</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 1403<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(No. 04-2153, 2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">006) (vacati</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng di</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ction for r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">eview when unrepresented party failed to respond to a briefing</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>notice);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Swimmer v. IRS</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 811 F.2d 1343, 1345 (9th Cir. 198</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">7) (“Ignorance of court rules does n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ot constit</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ute</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>excusable neglect, even if the li</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tigant<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">appears pro se”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">). An unrepr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">esent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>employer m</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ust “exercise reasonable diligence in the legal proceedings” a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nd “must follow the rules and file responses to a judge's o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rders, or suffer the consequences, w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hich can i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ncl</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ude dismissal of the notice of con</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">test.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Wentzel d/b/a N</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">.E.E.T. Buil</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">ders</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">6 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1475, 1476 (No. 92-2696, 1993) (citations omitted). Still, the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Court<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">recognizes that sometimes unrepresented employ</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ers “can fail to grasp exactly what<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">[it] is be</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ing</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>asked to do.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Thus, where an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">employer has<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a substan</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tial reason</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">or having f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ailed to com</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ply with a discovery order, and where the employer's con</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">duct also does not indicate disrespect toward the judge, th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e failure to comply may not necessar</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ily be an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ind</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ication of bad faith or contumacio</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">us conduct.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>I</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">d.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Novemb</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">er<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">4</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">, 2020,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Court issued an Order to Respondent requiring it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">register in the electronic filing system of the Court as required by Commission</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Rules or</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>provide the Court with an explanation as to why regi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">stering would</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>be</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">hardship to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">spondent.  Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">spondent did</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>not respond to that Order.  Accordingly,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">the Court issued a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>dated December 7, 2020<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Se</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">cond<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Show<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">) to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">requiring Respondent to prov</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ide an explanation for its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">failure to co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">mply with the Cour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">t’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">s November<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">4</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">, 2020 Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>requiring registration.  The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Second<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">was sent<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">via<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">U. S. Mail, Certified Mail.  The Court received the signed receipt for the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Certified Mail noting<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">e<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Second Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>was re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ceive</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">d on Dec</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ember 14, 2020 w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">h the person</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ceiving the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Certified Mail<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">using</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">the signature “Covid 19.”  No response<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Second Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">was</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">received from Respondent.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The Court notes that COVID 19 does not prevent Respondent from communicatin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">g</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">by</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">telephone</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">, email or text</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">  Therefore, any<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">excuse</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">of Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">spondent relying on COVID 19 is rejected. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Decembe</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r 1, 2020,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the Court issued a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to Confer and Submission of Joint Pretrial Recommendations</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">O</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rder to Confer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">directi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng the parties to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">j</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ointly file wit</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">orty-fiv</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(45) days<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">retrial</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ecommendat</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ions addressing the items set</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>forth in that Order.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Order to Confer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">wa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ot returned as “undeliverable” on either party by the United States<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Postal Service.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">January 15, 2021,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Secretary</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>filed his Propo</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sed Pretrial<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">commendations noti</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng that vari</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ous attempts by the Secretary’s representative to cont</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">act and confer with Respondent have been to no avail.  On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">January 19, 2021,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Court issued an Order to the Secretary (which was sent to Res</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">pondent) requiri</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng the Secret</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ar</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">y’s representative</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to file an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">affidavit containing a summary and documentation of his</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>attempt to contact<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and communicate with Respondent.  On January 26, 2021, the Secretary filed his Response to the Court’s Order.  The Secre</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tary set forth h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">is attempts t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">communicate with R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">espondent to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>comply with the Court’s December 1, 2020 Order.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">P</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ursuant to the Declaration of Edward V. Hartman</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>attached to the Secretary’s Response dated January 26, 2021, the following is documented:</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">1.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The CS</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">HO received a te</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">xt from Mr. B</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">en</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Watkins, the repr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">esentative o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">f Respondent.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">
				</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The text contained the email address</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>of Mr.  Watkins.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">2.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The CSHO also received an email from Mr.  Watkins.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">3.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The Secretary’s representative then utilized the provided email to send Mr.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Watkins a Notic</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">e of Appearan</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ce</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>and Complaint on<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">July 2, 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">.  Both of these documents contained the contact in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">formation for the Secretary’s counsel.</span><span class="style_NormalCharacter style_NormalCharacter style_StGen0 style_StGen0 " style="font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; "> </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">4.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">The Secretary’s counsel received no response from Mr. Watkins and no response from telephone calls made<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">to Mr. Watkins.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">5.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">On<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">December 2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">1,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>2020,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>the Secreta</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ry’s counsel</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>se</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">t an email to Mr. Watkins requesting Mr. Watkins</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>contact him to discuss information required in the Court</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">s December 1, 2020 Order.  Mr. Watkins never responded to that email.</span><span class="style_NormalCharacter style_NormalCharacter style_StGen0 style_StGen0 " style="font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; "> </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">6.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">In an attempt<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">to continue to r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">each out to M</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">r.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Watkins, the Secr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">etary’s coun</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">sel called Mr.  Watkins telephone numbers<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">provided in Respondent’s Answer, text, email to the CSHO and in the Notice of Contest. Voice messages were left when the telephone number called permitte</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">d.  Mr. Watkins<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">did not retur</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">n<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">the calls.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_179 style_179 " style="margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; text-indent:-.635cm; line-height:2; text-align:justify; ">
				<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; padding-right:20px;">7.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">On Janu</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ary 22, 2021</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">, Secretary’s counsel at 1:48 pm attempted</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>to contact Mr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">.<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Watkins again by telephone.  When one of the numbers were called, Secretary’s counsel received a text from Mr. Watkins saying</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>“I will ca</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ll you right bac</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">k</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Secretary</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">’s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>counsel responded</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>as follows:</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>“Mr. Watkins let me know when.  I need</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>step away from my desk at 3 but will be back at 3:30. Ed Hartman”. Secretary’s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">counsel received no reply and at 4:24 pm Mr. Hartman called the same numb</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">er and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">left a me</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ssage for Mr.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">  </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Watkins to call hi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">m back to di</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">scuss the OSHA case.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent did not re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">spond b</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">y</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>return</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ing</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>the call</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">or via email or text.  </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span class="style_NormalCharacter style_NormalCharacter style_StGen1 style_StGen1 " style="font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>On</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">February 5, 2021 the Court issued its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Final<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hird Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">”</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">to Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">spondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>directi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o show cause wi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">thi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n fourteen (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">14) days why<span>
						</span></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">the Court should not issue</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">judgment against Respondent, affirming the proposed vio</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">lations and penalties in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">this case for: (1) failing to comply with the Court’s Order dated November</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>14,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">2020; (2) f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ailure to res</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">po</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">nd to the Court’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Second<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Show<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>dated December 7,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">2020; (3) for failure to communicate and confer with the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Secretary’s counsel as</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">directed in the Court’s Order dated December 1, 2020; (4) failure to cooperate with</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">S</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ecretary’s couns</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">el to submit<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">e Joint Pretrial R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ecommendatio</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ns required by the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Court’s Order dated December 1, 2020; and (5) failure to engage and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">prosecute its</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">case as required by Respondent filing its Notice of Contest and by the above</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">referenced Court<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Orders.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Comm</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ission Rules<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">7(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">o) and 101.  Pursu</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ant to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">hird Show Cause Ord</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">er.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">was</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>directed to file with the Court an explanation as why it failed</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">to<span>
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						</span>and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">provide good faith supportable</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">reasons.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>The<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">wa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">s se</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">nt to the same a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ddress as all</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">revious Orders whi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ch was the a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ddress denoted in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">. T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">e<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Third Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>was sent by United St</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ates Mail, Certified Mail,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Return Receipt Requested. Accordi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ng to the USPS Tr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">acking record, the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Third Show Caus</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">e Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>was<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">el</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">ivered</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">on February</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>13, 2021. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent did not respond to t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">he<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Third Show Cause Order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times; color:#000000; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; text-align:justify; margin-left:96px; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">W</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hen any party has fa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">iled to plead or otherwise proceed as provided by these rules or as r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">equired by<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ommission or<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Ju</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dge,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>may be dec</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">lared to be<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">in defaul</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t either on the initiative of the Co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">mmission o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Judge, after ha</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ving been afforded an opportunity to show cause wh</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">y he should not be declared in default<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. . . .</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hereafter, the Commis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sion or Jud</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ge, i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n their discr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">et</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ion, may enter a d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ecision agai</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nst the d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">efaulting party</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>. . . .</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">As noted a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">bove,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Resp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nd</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ent has been provi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ded an opportunity to show cause why<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>should not</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>be held in default</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and failed to respond to the Court’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Orders</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court has</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a dut</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">y to “conduct</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>fair and impartia</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">l hearing, t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o assure</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that the facts are fully elicited,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">to adjudic</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">te</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>all issues, and a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">void delay.” 29 C.F.R. § 2200.67. In order to ca</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rry out that duty, Commission Rule 67(m) authorizes the Court to “[t]a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ke any oth</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">er act</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ion necessary</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>. . and authorize</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d by the pub</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">lished r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ules and regulations of the Commissi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on.” </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ou</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rt’s prehearing pr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ocedures aid in the early formulation of issues, w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">hich benefits all parties during trial preparation as well as resultin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">g in the m</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ore ef</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">fective use<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the Court’s resour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ces at the h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">earing s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tage.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Architectural Glass & Metal Co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., 19 BNA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">O</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">SH</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">C 1546, 1547 (No.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">00-0389, 2001). The imposition of appropriate sanc</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tions is important to ensure compliance with prehearing procedures and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to permit</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">air and ef</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">fi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">cient adjudication of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>issues. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Judge has broad discretion to decide</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>whether s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nc</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tions should be or</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dered.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See also, Jersey Steel</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Erectors,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>16 BN</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">A OSHC 1162, 1165 (No. 90-1307, 1993),<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Sealtite Corp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., 15 BNA OSHC 113</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">0, 1134 (8</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">8-1431</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 1991) an</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Duquesne Light Co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., 8</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>BNA OSHC 12</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">18,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">1222</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(No. 78-5034, 1980)(consolidated).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Therefore</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">anctions are an ap</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">propriate tool to ensure compliance where the sanc</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tioned party has engaged in a pattern of disregard for Commission rule</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s, or wher</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">party’s co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nd</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">uct is contumacious.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See, e.g., P</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">hila. Co</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">nstr. Equip., Inc,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">16 BNA OSHC 1128,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1130-31 (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">N</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 92-899, 1993)(pa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ttern of disregard for Commission proceedings foun</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d where Respondent was late for hearing twice, failed to certify posti</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng of the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">citati</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on and fai</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">le</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d to file an answer u</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ntil threate</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ned with</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>dismissal, failed to respond to a d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">iscovery r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">qu</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">est and failed to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">respond to a pre-hearing order).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">According to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Commission, “[D]</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ismissal</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is too harsh a sanction for failure to c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">omply with</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>certa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">in pre-hea</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ri</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng orders unless the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">record shows</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>contuma</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">cious conduct by the noncomplying pa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rty, preju</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ic</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e to the opposing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">party, or a pattern of disregard for Commission pr</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">oceedings.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Amsco, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 19 BNA OSHC 2189, 2191 (No. 02-0220, 2003).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See also<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">S</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">ealtit</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">e Corporat</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">io</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 15 BNA OSHC 1130 (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">No. 88-1431,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1991) (</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">contumacious conduct established whe</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">re party e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ga</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ged in a “consiste</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nt pattern” of failure to respond to judge’s order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Default judgments may be appropriate when a party fails to comp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ly with an</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>order</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>compellin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">g<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">discovery. 29 C.F.R.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">§ 2200.52(f)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(sancti</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ons for failing to comply with disco</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">very requi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">em</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ents); 29 C.F.R. §</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>2200.101(a) (default appropriate when a party fai</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ls to proceed as provided by the Commission Rules or as required by a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">judge);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">se</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">e also</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>St. Lawre</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">nc</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">e Food Corp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">., 21 BNA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">OSHC 1467, 1</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">472 (Nos</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. 04-1734 & 04-1735, 2006). Failing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">to comply<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">h Commission Rules</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and orders so as to delay proceedings may constit</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ute contumacious conduct.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Carson Concrete Corp. v. Sec’y of Labor</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 21<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">BNA OSHC 1</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">393, 1</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">68 Fed. Ap</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">px</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. 543 (3d Cir. 2006)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">(unpublished</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">) (uphol</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ding default judgment for OSH Act vi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">olations w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">en</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>employer sought t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">o disavow admission provided during discovery unti</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">l a few days before trial).</span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">As noted, none of the communications sent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to Respon</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dent h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ave been r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">et</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">urned as<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">“</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">undeliverab</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">le</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">” by the U</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nited S</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tates Postal Service.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref0" href="#ftn0">1</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> All communic</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ations wer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ent to the address</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>provided<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">by<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent in its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Notice of Contest.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Und</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">er Commission Rule 6, it is Respondent’s duty to advise the Court of a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ny change<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">of a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ddress.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">S</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">ee 29 C.F.R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">§ 2200.6.</span><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref1" href="#ftn1">2</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent h</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">as not fil</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ed a change of address with the Cour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court finds that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent’s repeated failures to engage in the li</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tigation process illustrate a pattern of disregard for the Commission’</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s proceedi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ngs.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> Respon</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">de</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nt has been given multi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ple opportun</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ities and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">plenty of time to comply with Commis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sion Rules</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Procedure and thi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s Court’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Orders</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and the Court has yet to receive</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>an</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">y communication or contact from Respondent.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Based on the representa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tions of C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ompl</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ainant,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e Court finds that the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">delays in th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">is case a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">re wholly attributable to Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, includin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">g</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">espondent’s failur</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e to respond to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">mail that was sent to t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he address that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>specifically provided on multiple occasions</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "> In that regard,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Court fin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ds<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respo</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nd</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ent’s patte</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rn of disreg</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ard for the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Commission’s</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>proceedin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">g</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">constitutes contum</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">acious conduct<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">warranting the sanction of dismissa</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">l.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>In addition, t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Court finds that the Commission has conveyed due notice to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent of its proce</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dural rights a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">nd provi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">de</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d ample war</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ning that it</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">s failure to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>comply with</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court ord</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">rs</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>may result in the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>dismissal of its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">. At every inst</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ance, Respondent has failed to take advantage of the opportunity to advise the C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ourt that it has not aba</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ndoned its cas</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e before</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he Commissi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on. Every in</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">dication bef</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ore the Cour</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t is that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">R</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">es</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">pondent has walked</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>away from its contest.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Under these circumstances</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, the Court sees no worthwhile purpose in allowing this case to proceed to a hea</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ring when there is no ba</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sis to believe</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that Re</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">sp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ondent will</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>fulfill its</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>pre-trial o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">bligations o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">r actually</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ap</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">pear at the trial.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">11 See Twin Pines Constr. Inc./Teles Constr.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 24<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">BNA OSHC 1500, 1504 (No. 12-1328, 2012) (No worthwhile purpose in proceeding to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a hearing where a party<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">has abandoned<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">the case</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">
					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">The Court</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>finds that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent r</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">elinquished<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">its case w</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the intent to aba</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ndon. 1 C.J.S. Abandonment § 13 (2013).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>Accord</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ingly, with respect</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to the above-referenced docket</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, Respondent</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is declared in DE</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">FAULT, its</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Notice of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Con</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">tes</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is hereby</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">DISMISS</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ED</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the vi</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">olations<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>penalties<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">lleged in th</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">e<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Citation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">an</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d Notification of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Penalty</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>are AFFIRMED</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>in its entirety and penalties</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>ASSESSED</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;">ORDER</span><span style="font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline ;"></span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal " style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Based on the foregoing</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, it is ORDERED that:</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<span style="font-size:12pt; padding-right:20px;">1.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Citation 1, Item 1</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">issued as a Serious<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Ci</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>corresp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">on</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ding penalty of $</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">2,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">902</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">00</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>are here</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">by AFF</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">IRMED<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">as final orders of the Commiss</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ion pursua</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">n</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">to Section 10(a) o</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f the Act.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span></p>
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				<span style="font-size:12pt; padding-right:20px;">2.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Citation 1, Item 2,<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">issued as a Serious Citation<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the correspond</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ing penalty of $</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">13,494</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.00</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>are hereby AFFIRME</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">D as</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inal ord</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ers of t</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">he</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Commission p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ursuant to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Section 10(</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">a) of the Act.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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				<span style="font-size:12pt; padding-right:20px;">3.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Citation 1, Item<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">3</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">issued as a Serious Citation<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the correspond</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ing penalty of $</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">2,892.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">00</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>are hereby AFFIRMED as</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inal orders of the Commission p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ursuant to Section 10(a) of the Ac</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">t.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">2</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>Item<span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ssued as<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">an</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Other-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">han-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Serious Cita</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tion<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the correspond</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ing penalty of $</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">9,63</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">9</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.00</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>are hereby AFFIRMED as</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inal orders of the Commission p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ursuant to Section 10(a) of the Act.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Other-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">T</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">han-</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Serious Cita</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">tion<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">and the c</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">orrespon</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">d</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">i</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ng penalty of $</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">9,63</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">9</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.00</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>are hereby</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span>AFFIRMED as</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">f</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">inal orders of the Commission p</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">ursuant to Section 10(a) of the Act.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "></span></p>
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					<a name="ftn0" href="#ftnref0"><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">1 </span></a><span><span></span>
					</span>In<span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Crude Oi</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">l Corp. v.</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Co</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">mmissioner</span>, 161 F.2d 809 (10th Cir.1947),<span><span></span>
					</span>the Court stated that<span>
					</span>“[w]hen mail<span><span></span>
					</span>matter is properly addressed and deposited in the United States mails,<span>
					</span>with postage duly prepaid thereon, there is<span><span></span>
					</span>a rebuttable presumption of fact that it was received by the<span>
					</span>addressee in the ordinary course of mail.”<span><span></span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">I</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">d</span>. at 810. <span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also Ar</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">kans</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">as Motor</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Coaches, Ltd., Inc. v. C.I.R.,<span>
						</span></span>198 F.2d 189, 191 (8th<span><span></span>
					</span>Cir. 1952);<span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Centr</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">al Paper Co. v. C.I.R</span>., 199 F. 902, 904 (6th<span><span></span>
					</span>Cir.<span><span></span>
					</span>1952);<span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">L</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">e</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">gille v. Dann</span>, 544 F.2d 1 (D.C. Cir.<span><span></span>
					</span>1976).<span>
					</span><span><span></span>
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					<a name="ftn1" href="#ftnref1"><span class="style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; ">2 </span></a><span><span></span>
					</span>Rule 6 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 29 C.F.R. § 2200.6, provides that:</p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_FootnoteText style_FootnoteText " style="text-align:justify; margin-left:18px; ">Record Address: Every pleading or document filed by any party or intervenor shall contain the name, current <span><span></span>
					</span>address and telephone number of his representative<span>
					</span>or, if he<span>
					</span>has<span><span></span>
					</span>no representative, his own name, current<span><span></span>
					</span>address and telephone<span>
					</span>number. Any<span>
					</span>change in such information shall be communicated promptly in writing to<span>
					</span>the Judge, or the Executive Secretary if no<span><span></span>
					</span>Judge<span><span></span>
					</span>has been<span><span></span>
					</span>assigned, and to all other parties and intervenors.<span>
					</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">A party or inte</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">rvenor who fails to f</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">ur</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">nish such information s</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">hall</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>be deem</span><span style="font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">ed to have waived his right to notice and service under these rules.</span></p>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_FootnoteText style_FootnoteText " style="text-align:justify; ">29<span>
					</span>C.F.R. § 2200.6 (emphasis added).</p>
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