Legal Opinion
Southern Ohio Coal Co. v. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Enforcement, Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1994No. 93-3878PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we address two similar issues involving the jurisdiction of the District Court over the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior (“OSM”).1 Both agencies took or threatened to take enforcement actions related to the flooding of an Ohio coal mine that were at odds with decisions of their respective state counterpart agencies, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (“OEPA”) and the Ohio Division of Reclamation (“ODR”). The court enjoined the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Leedom v. KyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Preseault v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Southern Ohio Coal Company v. Office Of Surface Mining, Reclamation And EnforcementCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Horizon Coal Corporation v. United States of America, Jerry Kohl D/B/A Kohl Industries, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Laguna Gatuna, Inc. v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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- Michigan Peat v. Regional Administrator of Region v of the United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1998
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