Legal Opinion
United States v. Fowler
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided February 19, 1980No. Civ. A. Nos. 78-0174-B, 78-0177-BPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
The above-styled cases came before this court when the United States of America filed petitions to enforce civil penalty assessments levied by the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) of the United States Department of the Interi- or. These petitions were filed pursuant to Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969.1 The question currently before the court is whether the 1969 Act requires the district court to review de novo the factual basis of any alleged violations.2 The parties agree the respondents are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Independent Coal Operators' Assn. v. KleppeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, Carbon Fuel Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Kanawha Coal Company v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, and United Mine Workers of America, Intervenor-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Andrus v. Double "Q", Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Columbia Record Productions v. Hot Wax Records, IncCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. F. Boyd Fowler, D/B/A Fowler & Chaney Coal Company and Glen A. Smith, D/B/A Loose Jaw Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981