Legal Opinion
Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 30, 1993No. Civ. A. 91-0007-BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILSON, District Judge.
This is a class action citizen suit for damages pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 1270(f) by class representative Jo D. Molinary 1 (“Molinary”) against defendant Powell Mountain Coal Company, Inc., d/b/a Wax Coal Company (“Wax Coal”). Molinary alleges that Wax Coal fraudulently obtained a mining permit to strip mine property, thus violating the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 2 (“SMCRA”), its implementing regulations, 3 and the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979 4 (“Virginia program”). The Court has…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Catron v. BabbittDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1997
- Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1995