Legal Opinion
Jaward Corp. v. Watt
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 13, 1983No. Civ. A. 83-0103-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This case is before the court on the plaintiff’s petition for a temporary injunction to restrain the defendant from enforcing a cessation order issued on Friday, April 8, 1983 by Earl Bandy, an authorized representative of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement [hereinafter “OSM”]. The order was entered against Jaward Corporation for the alleged violation of “Section 521(a)(2) of Public Law 95-87 [the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act]; Section 843.11(a)(2).”
A mine consisting of two acres or less may be operated under a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Surface Mining Regulation LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Tug Valley Recovery Center v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Clinchfield Coal Co. v. District 28, United Mine WorkersDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1983
- B & M Coal Corp. v. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & EnforcementDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1982
- Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Ass'n v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association, Lambert Coal Company, Inc., R & B Mining Corporation, J & J Coal Company, Inc., Golden Chip Coal Company, Coleman and Yates Coal Co., Inc., Jaward Corporation v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, and Department of Interior, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mined Land Reclamation and Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, and James Richard Harris, Director, Office of Surface Mining, Ralph H. Cox, Virginia State Director, Office of Surface Mining, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mined Land Reclamation, and Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, James Richard Harris, Director, Office of Surface Mining, Ralph H. Cox, Virginia State Director, Office of Surface MiningCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Pittston Co. v. LujanDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1992
- Virginia ex rel. Virginia Department of Conservation & Economic Development v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Clinchfield Coal Co. v. HodelDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1985
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