United States of America v. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. et al

Filing 21

MEMORANDUM OPINION The consent decree presented by the parties and entered by the court in this matter is terminated. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 1/29/2021. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (kew)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT CHARLESTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-11609

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
By a separate joint stipulation and order presented by
the parties and entered this day, the court has ordered that the
consent decree presented by the parties and previously entered
by the court in this matter, as heretofore amended, is
terminated.

See ECF No. 11; ECF No. 13; ECF No. 16.

In so

doing, the court notes its agreement with the parties that such
termination is appropriate as to all the remaining defendants –
notwithstanding that one of them, Brooks Run Mining, LLC
(“Brooks Run”), may still be otherwise subject to the terms of
the consent decree absent its termination – inasmuch as Brooks
Run is now subject to a separate consent order entered into with
Plaintiff West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection,
see ECF No. 19-1.

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The Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this
memorandum opinion to all counsel of record and any
unrepresented parties.
ENTER: January 29, 2021

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