text: ____________________________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Judgement No. 475 Case No. 487: MARTORANO Against: The Secretary-General of the United Nations THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Composed of Mr. Roger Pinto, President; Mr. Jerome Ackerman, Vice-President; Mr. Samar Sen; Whereas, on 23 November 1988, Joseph Martorano, a staff member of the United Nations, filed an application the pleas of which read as follows: "II. Pleas 10.I request that the Tribunal will order that as a result of the non-compliance with ST/AI/313 my personal candidacy was adversely affected and further that I be immediately promoted to the P-2 level retroactive to January 1985. 11.In addition, I would ask the Tribunal to award additional punitive damages, as it may see fit, for the gross negligence of both the JAB [Joint Appeals Board] Panel and the Administration, for the stress and mental anguish I have suffered along with the loss of career development since 1984." Whereas the Respondent filed his answer on 3 March 1989; Whereas the Applicant filed written observations on 4 April 1989; Whereas, on 12 September 1989, the President of the Tribunal,- 2 - pursuant to article 10 of the Rules of the Tribunal, put questions to the Respondent and on 19 September 1989, the Respondent provided answers thereto; Whereas, on 3 October 1989, the President of the Tribunal ruled that no oral proceedings would be held in the case; Whereas, on 19 October 1989, the Applicant submitted further observations on the answers provided by the Respondent to the questions put by the President of the Tribunal; Whereas, on 13 November 1989, the Tribunal put further questions to the Respondent and informed the parties that it adjourned its consideration of the case until the Tribunal's Spring session of 1990; Whereas, on 14 February 1990, the Respondent provided answers
analysis: This text appears to be related to an administrative dispute within the United Nations, specifically a case filed by a staff member (Joseph Martorano) against the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The case involves claims of non-compliance with a UN regulation (ST/AI/313) and allegations of negligence and stress. Given the context of the dispute, it is likely that the category is related to employment or administrative matters within the UN.