NEW BECKLEY MIN. v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, UMWA

Nos. 93-1100, 93-1140.

18 F.3d 1161 (1994)

NEW BECKLEY MINING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA; Joe Carter; Ken Peterson; Virgil Pyatt; Larry Flint; Harvey Stover; Robert Burdette; Paul Daniels; George "Tex" Bailey; Herman Stanley; Ronnie Scarbro; Robert "Buck" Tyree; Ken Toler; Roger McKinney; John Does, Defendants-Appellees, v. Donn A. CHICKERING; Quaker Coal Company, Incorporated; Billy E. Little; Earl Howell; Douglas Epling; Mahon Enterprises, Incorporated; Amon Mahon, Third Party Defendants. NEW BECKLEY MINING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant, and Joe Carter; Ken Peterson; Virgil Pyatt; Larry Flint; Harvey Stover; Robert Burdette; Paul Daniels; George "Tex" Bailey; Herman Stanley; Ronnie Scarbro; Robert "Buck" Tyree; Ken Toler; Roger McKinney; John Does, Defendants, v. Donn A. CHICKERING; Quaker Coal Company, Incorporated; Billy E. Little; Earl Howell; Douglas Epling; Mahon Enterprises, Incorporated; Amon Mahon, Third Party Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark Anthony Carter, Smith, Heenan & Althen, Charleston, WV, for appellants New Beckley Mining, Quaker Coal, Chickering, Little, Howell and Epling; Shawn P. George, George, Ferguson & Lorensen, Charleston, WV, for appellants Mahon and Mahon Enterprises. John Robert Mooney, Beins, Axelrod, Osborne, Mooney & Green, P.C., Washington, DC, for appellees. ON BRIEF: Forrest H. Roles, Smith, Heenan & Althen, Charleston, WV, for appellants New Beckley Min., Quaker Coal, Chickering, Little, Howell and Epling. Richard W. Gibson, Beins, Axelrod, Osborne, Mooney & Green, P.C., Washington, DC; Robert H. Stropp, Jr., United Mine Workers of America, Washington, DC; George N. Davies, Longshore, Nakamura & Quinn, Birmingham, AL, for appellees.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.


OPINION

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

New Beckley Mining Corporation appeals the judgment of the district court dismissing its complaint against the International Union, United Mine Workers of America, and several individuals alleged to be members of the International. The complaint charged violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, and of state law. The International cross-appeals...

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