Legal Opinion
United States v. Ryan
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided September 28, 1984No. Civ. 3-83-130Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HULL, District Judge.
Pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 [the Act], 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1328 (Supp.1984), plaintiff brought a civil action for collection of civil penalties assessed against Rich Mountain Coal Company [Rich Mountain] for violations of the Act. A judgment by default was entered against Diamond Capitol Mining, Inc. [Diamond Capitol],1 the parent company of Rich Mountain, in the amount of $319,500 [Judgment, No. 29]. Plaintiff now seeks to hold defendant Joe Ryan individually liable for the civil penalties assessed against Rich Mountain and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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