Adams v. Groves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON MICHAEL ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-03127 GREENBRIER MINERALS, LLC; JOHN DOE INDIVIDUALS (1-10); and JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS (1-10), Defendants. ORDER Pending are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, each filed on September 14, 2018. I. Background Plaintiff Michael Adams is a former employee of Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC (“Cliffs”). He began working for Cliffs in January 2011 at their Chilton mine as an underground laborer until he was transferred to a communications position there a…