UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Santa Rosa Sheep Herding Co., 2003-TLC-12 (ALJ Oct. 6, 2003)

U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Administrative Law Judges 50 Fremont Street, Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 744-6577 (415) 744-6569 (FAX)

Issue Date: 06 October 2003

Case No.: 2003-TLC-00012
ETA Case No.: 2028/mal

In the Matter of

SANTA ROSA SHEEP HEARDING CO.
    Employer,

   This matter arises under the temporary agricultural labor services provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), and its implementing regulations, found at 20 C.F.R. Part 655. An appeal of the Region VI Regional Administrator's denial of the H-2A application filed by Santa Rosa Sheep Hearding Co. ("Employer") was received by this Office and assigned to me on September 30, 2003. A hearing was noticed in this matter for October 3, 2003 in San Francisco, California. On October 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. all parties appeared at hearing and a settlement of this appeal was put on the record wherein the parties agreed to resolve their dispute and dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the request to dismiss the appeal is GRANTED and this matter is marked CLOSED.

      GERALD M. ETCHINGHAM
      Administrative Law Judge

San Francisco, California