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NAT'L MINING ASS'N v. US DEP'T OF THE INTERIOR, 96-5274

30 CFR 778.14 does not impermissibly require extra information, and the Office of Hearing and Appeals rules, 43 CFR 4.1374 and 43 CFR 4.1384, do not improperly shift the burden of proof.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 11/06/2000
  • Decided 06/08/2001
  • Published 06/08/2001

Judges

  • Before:  GINSBURG, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States DC Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Thomas C. Means argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Harold P. Quinn, Jr., J. Michael Klise and Kirsten L. Nathanson.  John A. MacLeod entered an appearance.

  • For Appellees:
  • Kathryn E. Kovacs, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With her on the brief were James F. Simon, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Robert H. Oakley, Attorney.  John T. Stahr and William B. Lazarus, Attorneys, entered appearances.
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