Legal Opinion
Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor v. Charles T. Sink, Trading and Doing Business as Sink Coal Company, Sink No. 1 Mine
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1980No. 77-2614PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Charles T. Sink appeals from a decision of the district court upholding the constitutionality of warrantless, routine inspections under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., and enjoining Sink from interfering with the inspections of his mine. The sole issue on appeal is whether 30 U.S.C. § 813, authorizing warrantless inspections of mines, violates Sink’s fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. We affirm.
Sink owns and operates without employees a small mine in West Virginia. When federal coal mine inspectors…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BiswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of Labor, Plaintiff v. Elden Wait, Trading and D/B/A Elden Wait, Greenstone Quarry, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Marshall v. DeweyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1980
- Rush v. ObledoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Andrus v. P-Burg Coal Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1980
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