Legal Opinion
Virginia ex rel. Virginia Department of Conservation & Economic Development v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1984No. Nos. 83-1730, 83-1888 and 83-1889PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of the Interior (“Secretary”) appeals from preliminary injunctions entered by the district court, prohibiting Interior’s Office of Surface Mining (“OSM”)' from issuing cessation orders at certain surface coal mining and reclamation operations in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth cross-appeals from the district court’s denial of its request for preliminary injunctive relief.1 We conclude that under federal law the underlying actions against the Secretary may be brought only in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tug Valley Recovery Center v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Holmes Limestone Co. v. Cecil B. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Jaward Corp. v. WattDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1983
3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association, Lambert Coal Company, Inc., R & B Mining Corporation, J & J Coal Company, Inc., Golden Chip Coal Company, Coleman and Yates Coal Co., Inc., Jaward Corporation v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, and Department of Interior, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mined Land Reclamation and Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, and James Richard Harris, Director, Office of Surface Mining, Ralph H. Cox, Virginia State Director, Office of Surface Mining, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel., Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mined Land Reclamation, and Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association v. James G. Watt, Secretary, Department of Interior, James Richard Harris, Director, Office of Surface Mining, Ralph H. Cox, Virginia State Director, Office of Surface MiningCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- New Mexico ex rel. Energy & Minerals Department v. U.S. Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- New Mexico v. Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Clinchfield Coal Co. v. HodelDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1985