Legal Opinion

Harman Mining Corp. v. Hodel

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided June 3, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 86-0198-APublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Harman Mining Corporation (Harman), seeks review of an administrative law judge’s decision denying its request for temporary relief from a Notice of Violation (NOV) which the defendant’s enforcement office, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), issued to the plaintiff. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 1276 and 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

BACKGROUND

In 1974, Harman, through Kimberly Coal Company (Kimberly), its contract miner, began mining certain coal reserves which Harman owned in Buchanan…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. In Re Permanent Surface Mining Regulation Litigation. Appeal of Peabody Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. In Re Permanent Surface Mining Regulation LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
  4. McKinstry v. Genesee County Circuit JudgesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1987
  5. Ca 79-3128 Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association, Inc., a & S Coal Company, Amos Ridge Coal Co., Bevins Mining Co., Inc., Big Fork Coal Co., Bob's Branch Coal Co., Bossco, Inc., Bradley Branch Coal Co., Brushy Ridge Coal Co., Buchanan & Sons, Burnrite Coal Co., Cabot Coal Corp., Cardinal Mining Ltd., Chaparal Mining Co., Inc., Charles D. Dale Coal Co., Claude Yeary Coal Co., Conley Mullins Coal Co., Conway Coal Co., Copeland Coal Co., Curt's Coal Co., Deena Coal Co., Double D Coal Co., Elkins-Kendrick Enterprises, Five Oaks Coal Co., Flat Gap Mining Co., Gale Coal Co., Inc., Genoa Coal Co., Inc., G & O Coal Co., G & T Coal Co., H. B. Rowe & Co., H. C. Bostic Coal Co., Inc., H. R. C. Coal Co., Inc., Highland Enterprises, Hi Heat Coal Co., Horn Construction Co., Inc., Humphreys Enterprises, J. B. Coal Co., Jil-Mar Coal Co., Inc., Lyons Coal Co., Laurel Creek Coal Co., M & M Coal Co., Inc., Mineral Developers, Inc., Mullins Coal Co., Mud Fork Coal Co., Nu-Way Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979

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