Hopkins County Coal, LLC v. MSHA, et al

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OPINION filed : We AFFIRM the decision of the Commission and hold that the Secretary s request for personnel files as part of his discrimination investigation was authorized by the Mine Act and did not violate HCC s Fourth Amendment rights, decision not for publication. Damon J. Keith, (Authoring) Circuit Judge; John M. Rogers, Circuit Judge and Raymond M. Kethledge, (Dissenting) Circuit Judge.

Case: 16-3848

Document: 28-1

Filed: 07/18/2017

Page: 1

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Deborah S. Hunt
Clerk

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Filed: July 18, 2017
Ms. Melanie J. Kilpatrick
Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True
3151 Beaumont Centre Circle
Suite 375
Lexington, KY 40513
Mr. Walter Christian Schumann
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Solicitor, MSH Division
201 12th Street, S.
Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22202
Mr. John Thomas Sullivan
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Suite 9500
Washington, DC 20001
Re: Case No. 16-3848, Hopkins County Coal, LLC v. MSHA, et al
Originating Case No. : 2009-820 : 2009-821 : 2009-822 : 2009-1441
Dear Counsel:
The Court issued the enclosed Opinion today in this case.
Sincerely yours,
s/Karen S. Fultz
Case Manager
Direct Dial No. 513-564-7036
cc: Mr. Gary D. McCollum
Mr. Marco Mike Rajkovich, Jr.
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