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A staff member challenged the decision of the Administration not to pursue disciplinary action against one of his superiors. The UNDT held the investigation was proper but that it was too lengthy and accordingly awarded the applicant moral damages. The staff member appealed the UNDT Judgment, and UNAT dismissed the appeal finding other than the delay, there were no procedural flaws in the investigation. UNAT also found that it was within the Secretary-General’s discretion to decide whether to initiate a disciplinary process and that the compensation awarded to the staff member for the delay was fair and reasonable. In the UNAT Judgment, the Tribunal referred to the staff member’s superior as his First Reporting Officer. The staff member seeks correction of the Judgment because the superior was neither his direct First Reporting Officer nor his Second Reporting Officer. The staff member also requested that the Tribunal clarify as to why certain actions of the superior did not constitute prohibited conduct under the applicable law. The Secretary-General did not object to the application for correction regarding the misidentification of the superior as the staff member's First Reporting Officer. Regarding the second prong of the application, the Secretary-General objected and argued that it was a veiled attempt by the staff member to relitigate the issues.