Legal Opinion
Meredith v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 4, 1999No. 98-1359PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Several employees of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) petition for review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “Commission”) holding MSHA officials amenable to suit under section 105(c)(1) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act” or the “Act”), 30 U.S.C. § 815(c), for official actions that exceed their statutory or regulatory authority and amount to more than a mistake of law or fact in the exercise of delegated duties. See United Mine Workers…
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