United States Fourth Circuit
Laurel Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Wilson, 07-1046
In suit brought by mining corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Maryland Surface Mine Dewatering Act, dismissal of suit is affirmed where plaintiff raised and adjudicated the same claims in a state court proceeding and failed to exhaust its administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/05/2008
- Published 03/06/2008
Judges
- Before NIEMEYER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and JAMES P. JONES, Chief United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Mark John Hardcastle, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant. Adam Dean Snyder, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Terry B. Blair, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.