Court of Appeals

February 23, 2012

PENDING

FMSHRC Decision on Appeal Party Appealing Circuit Court
Docket Number
Status
Ames,
WEST 2009-693-M (July 25, 2011)
Ames DC No. 11-1303 Oral argument scheduled for March 5, 2012
Sec'y on behalf of Dunne v. Vulca,
LAKE 2011-327-M (July 14, 2011)
Vulcan Construction 7th No. 11-2860 Argument held on February 10, 2012
Black Beauty Coal Co.,
LAKE 2009-470 (June 21, 2011)
Black Beauty DC No. 11-1306 In briefing
Mountain Edge Mining,
WEVA 2009-1617 (May 19, 2011) (ALJ)
Mountain Edge 4th No. 11-1777 Briefing complete
Sec’y of Labor on behalf of Mark
Gray v. North Fork Coal Corp.
33 FMSHRC 27 (Jan. 7, 2011);
33 FMSHRC 589 (Mar. 25, 2011)
Mark Gray

North Fork Coal Corp.

D. C. Cir. No. 11-4009

Sixth Cir. No. 11-3398/3684

Briefing in abeyance pending decision in Nos. 11-3398/3684

Briefing complete

Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc.,
PDR denied, 33 FMSHRC 307
(Jan. 28, 2011) (ALJ)
Mainline Rock & Ballast Tenth Cir. No. 11-9525 Briefing complete
Cumberland Coal Resources,
33 FMSHRC 2357 (Oct. 5, 2011)
(ALJ) (PENN 2008-189)
Cumberland DC No. 11-1464 In briefing
Lone Mountain,
33 FMSHRC 2373 (Oct. 11, 2011)
(ALJ) (KENT 2011-1153 et al)
Lone Mountain DC No. 11-1431 In briefing
USA Cleaning Serv.
EAJ 2011-1)
USA Cleaning Serv. Seventh No. 11-3687 In briefing
Pattison Sand LLC Pattison Sand Eighth No. 12-1194 In briefing

DECIDED

FMSHRC Decision Appealed Party Appealing Circuit Court
Docket Number
Decision
Issued
Result Reported at
Wolf Run Mining Co.
32 FMSHRC 1228 (Oct. 21, 2010)
Wolf Run Mining Co. D.C. Cir. No. 10-1392 11/04/11 Affirmed 659 F.3d 1197
Performance Coal Co.,
WEVA 2010-1190-R,
32 FMSHRC 811 (Aug. 17, 2010)
Performance Coal Co. D.C. Cir. No. 10-1280 06/10/11 Reversed Performance Decision
Baird v. PCS Phosphate Co.,
33 FMSHRC 5 (Jan. 6, 2011)
PCS Phosphate Co. Fourth Cir. No. 11-1102   Voluntarily dismissed  
Jaxun v. ASARCO, LLC,
PDR denied, 31 FMSHRC
631 (May 2007) (ALJ)
Vernun Jaxun 9th Cir. No. 09-72459 01/07/11 Affirmed Unreported
Orchard Coal Co., et al.,
32 FMSHRC 371 (Apr. 2010)
(ALJ), PDR denied, 32 FMSHRC 454 (May 2010)
Orchard Coal Co., et al. 3d Cir. No. 10-2718 10/27/10 Dismissed Unreported
Sec'y of Labor on behalf of Pendley
v. Highland Mining Co.,
31 FMSHRC 61 (Jan. 2009)
Lawrence Pendley Sixth Cir. No. 09-3213 04/02/10 Vacated in part/
Remanded
601 F.3d 417
National Cement Co. of California,
30 FMSHRC 668 (Aug. 2008)
Secretary of Labor DC Cir. No. 08-1312 07/21/09 Reversed 573 F.3d 788
Speed Mining, Inc., PDR denied,
29 FMSHRC 701 (Aug. 2007) (ALJ)
Speed Mining 4th Cir. No.07-2090 05/14/08 Affirmed 528 F.3d 310
Plateau Mining Corp.,
28 FMSHRC 501 (Aug. 2006)
Plateau Mining 10th Cir. No. 06-9582 03/17/08 Reversed 519 F.3d 176
Cumberland Coal Resources, LP,
28 FMSHRC 545 (Aug. 2006)
Cumberland Coal 3d Cir. No. 06-4192 02/15/08 Affirmed 515 F.3d 247
National Cement Co. of California,
27 FMSHRC 721 (Nov. 2005)
Secretary of Labor DC Cir. No. 06-1094 07/20/07 Vacated/
Remanded
494 F.3d 1066
Crimson Stone, PDR denied,
27 FMSHRC 980 (Dec. 2005) (ALJ)
Crimson Stone 11th Cir. No. 06-11442 09/08/06 Affirmed 198 F. App’x 846
Twentymile Coal Co.,
27 FMSHRC 260 (Mar. 2005)
Secretary of Labor DC Cir. No. 05-1124 07/07/06 Reversed 456 F.3d 151
Original Sixteen-to-One Mine, PDR
denied, 29 FMSHRC 21 (Jan. 2004) (ALJ)
Original Sixteen 9th Cir. No. 04-71301 03/30/06 Reversed 175 F. App’x 825
RAG Cumberland Resources,
26 FMSHRC 639 (Aug. 2004)
Cumberland Coal DC Cir. No. 04-1427 11/10/05 Affirmed 171 F. App’x 852
Cannelton Industries, Inc.,
26 FMSHRC 146 (Mar. 2004)
Secretary of Labor DC Cir. No. 04-1126 07/22/05 Reversed 415 F.3d 82
(Spartan Mining Co.)
Twentymile Coal Co.,
26 FMSHRC 666 (Aug. 2004)
Secretary of Labor DC Cir. No. 04-1293 06/10/05 Reversed 411 F.3d 256
D.A.S. Sand & Gravel, PDR denied
25 FMSHRC 364 (July 2003) (ALJ)
D.A.S. 2d Cir. No. 03-40668 01/27/05 Affirmed 386 F.3d 460, cert.
denied 544 U.S. 1048
RAG Shoshone Coal Corp.,
26 FMSHRC 75 (Feb. 2004)
United Mine
Workers of America
D.C. Cir. No. 04-1075 08/26/04 Dismissed Unreported
Olson v. Jacobs Ranch Coal Co., PDR
denied, 25 FMSHRC 9 (Jan. 2003) (ALJ)
Olson 10th Cir. No. 03-9528 08/24/04 Affirmed 381 F.3d 1007
Ohio Valley Coal Co., PDR denied,
24 FMSHRC 1072 (Dec. 2002) (ALJ)
Secretary of Labor D.C. Cir. No. 03-1070 02/24/04 Reversed 359 F.3d 531
Kinder Morgan Operating, L.P.
23 FMSHRC 1288 (Dec. 2001)
Kinder Morgan 6th Cir. No. 02–3052 10/10/03 Affirmed 78 F. App’x 462
Mountain Top Trucking, Inc.,
23 FMSHRC 1230 (Nov. 2001)
Mountain Top 6th Cir. No. 01-4356 10/01/03 Affirmed 77 F. App’x 321
Garcia v. Colorado Lava, Inc., PDR denied,
25 FMSHRC 144 (Mar. 2003) (ALJ)
Garcia 10th Cir. No. 03-9562 08/07/03 Dismissed Unreported
Excel Mining, LLC,
23 FMSHRC 600 (June 2001)
Secretary of Labor D.C. Cir. No. 01-1335 07/08/03 Reversed 334 F.3d 1
SOL obo Owens v. Drummond Co.,
24 FMSHRC 768 (July 2002) (ALJ)
Drummond Co. 11th Cir. No. 02-14394 05/09/03 Affirmed 67 F. App’x 588