Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition et al v. Fola Coal Company, LLC
Plaintiff: Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Sierra Club
Defendant: Fola Coal Company, LLC
Case Number: 2:2013cv21588
Filed: August 8, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Office: Charleston Office
County: Kanawha
Presiding Judge: Robert C. Chambers
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33 U.S.C. ยง 1365 Environmental Matters
Jury Demanded By: None

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May 2, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 193 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 183 MOTION for an Interim Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs; and AWARDS attorneys' fees amounting to $420,790.80 and expenses for Appalachian Mountain Advocates in the amount of $101,115.44 and Public Justice in the amount of $3,578.38. Signed by Judge Robert C. Chambers on 5/2/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (taq)
June 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 161 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF staying its decision on a specific remedy and directing FOLA to submit, within fourteen days of the bench trial's conclusion, a proposed plan for collecting water flow and quality data for Road Fork and Cogar Hollow, as more fully set forth herein; directing the Parties to appear for periodic case management conferences; appointing Mr. James H. Kyles as Special Master of engineering. Signed by Judge Robert C. Chambers on 6/7/2016. (cc: attys, the Special Master, and any unrepresented parties) (mkw)
August 12, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 119 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER finding that Plaintiffs have established that the Defendant has committed at least one violation of its permits for Mine No. 2 and Mine No. 6 by discharging into Road Fork and Cogar Hollow high levels of ionic pollution, which have caused or materially contributed to a significant adverse impact to the chemical and biological components of the applicable streams aquatic ecosystem, in violation of the narrative water quality standards that are incorporated into those permits. Signed by Judge Robert C. Chambers on 8/12/2015. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (tmh)
May 29, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 94 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 64 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment on Jurisdictional Issues as set forth more fully herein; denying Defendant's 66 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Robert C. Chambers on 5/29/2015. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (tmh)
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Plaintiff: Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Represented By: Joseph Mark Lovett
Represented By: Derek O. Teaney
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Plaintiff: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Represented By: Joseph Mark Lovett
Represented By: Derek O. Teaney
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Plaintiff: Sierra Club
Represented By: Joseph Mark Lovett
Represented By: Derek O. Teaney
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