FREEMAN UNITED COAL MIN. v. FEDERAL MINE SAFETY

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Elledge, Chicago, IL, argued the cause, and filed the briefs, for petitioner Freeman United Coal Mining Company.

Timothy M. Biddle, argued the cause, for petitioners Neal Merrifield and James Yancik, with whom Thomas C. Means, Washington, DC, was on the briefs.

Robin A. Rosenbluth, Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, argued the cause, for respondents, with whom J. Davitt McAteer, Acting Solicitor of Labor, and W. Christian Schumann, Counsel, were on the brief. Norman M. Gleichman, Washington, DC, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, entered an appearance.

Peter Buscemi and Robert A. Dufek, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for amicus curiae Bituminous Coal Operator's Association, Inc.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.