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DATE: March 9, 1992 CASE NO. 91-ERA-48 IN THE MATTER OF L. CRAIG WAGERLE, COMPLAINANT, v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVIRSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, RESPONDENT. BEFORE: THE SECRETARY OF LABOR FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL Before me for review is the Recommended Order of Dismissal (R.O.D.) issued by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on October 25, 1991, in this case arising under the employee protection provision of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5851 (1988). The ALJ recommended that this case be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Clv. P. 41(a)(1)(ii), governing voluntary dismissals by stipulation of the parties. The ALJ, in his R.O.D., referred to documents submitted by the parties which establish that both parties had stipulated to a dismissal with prejudice, and that no settlement is involved in the case. Upon consideration, I agree that this case be, and it hereby is, DISMISSED. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) (1) (ii); Scott v. American Protective Services. Inc., Case No. 89-ERA-35, Sec. Order, Apr. 26, 1990, slip op. at 2-3; Nunn v. Duke Power Co., Case No. 84-ERA-27, Sec. Order, Sep. 29, 1989, slip op. at 3-4. In accordance with the parties ' expressed intention, the dismissal is with prejudice. SO ORDERED. LYNN MARTIN Secretary of Labor Washington, D.C.