Case: 12-5090 Document: 27 Page: 1 Filed: 09/26/2012
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
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ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, BANDMILL COAL
CORPORATION, SPARTAN MINING COMPANY,
STIRRAT COAL COMPANY, BLACK STALLION
COAL COMPANY, LLC, COYOTE COAL COMPANY,
LLC, DODGE HILL MINING COMPANY, LLC,
HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY, LLC, KANAWHA
EAGLE COAL, LLC, PANTHER, LLC, JUPITER
HOLDINGS, LLC, REMINGTON, LLC, WILDCAT,
LLC, CONSOL ENERGY, INC., CONSOLIDATION
COAL COMPANY, CONSOL OF PENNSYLVANIA
COAL COMPANY, CONSOL OF KENTUCKY INC.,
EIGHTY FOUR MINING COMPANY, HELVETIA
COAL COMPANY, ISLAND CREEK COAL
COMPANY, KENT COAL MINING COMPANY,
LAUREL RUN MINING COMPANY, NINEVAH
COAL COMPANY, EAGLE ENERGY, INC., ELK RUN
COAL COMPANY, INC., GOALS COAL COMPANY,
GREEN VALLEY COAL COMPANY,
INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, INC., KNOX
CREEK COAL CORPORATION, MARKFORK COAL
COMPANY, INC., MARTIN COUNTY COAL
CORPORATION, PEERLESS EAGLE COAL
COMPANY, PERFORMANCE COAL COMPANY,
RAWL SALES & PROCESSING, CO., SIDNEY COAL
COMPANY, INC., STONE MINING COMPANY,
APOGEE COAL, COVENANT COAL CORP.,
JIM WALTER RESOURCES, INC., ALEX ENERGY,
INC., DELBARTON MINING COMPANY, COLONY
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ARACOMA COAL COMPANY V. US 2
BAY COAL COMPANY, LOGAN FORK COAL
COMPANY, PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY,
RIVERS EDGE MINING, INC., ANDALEX
RESOURCES, INC., ARCH WESTERN RESOURCES,
LLC, CANYON FUEL COMPANY, LLC, CATENARY
COAL COMPANY NIKJA CATENARY COAL
COMPANY, LLC, CLINTWOOD ELKHORN MINING
COMPANY, COAL-MAC, INC., COASTAL COAL
COMPANY, LLC NIKJA ENTERPRISE MINING
COMPANY, LLC, COASTAL COAL-WEST VIRGINIA,
LLC NIKJA BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC,
DAL-TEX COAL CORPORATION, EASTERN
ASSOCIATED COAL CORPORATION NIKJA
EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL, LLC, EVERGREEN
MINING COMPANY, GATLIFF COAL COMPANY,
GENWAL RESOURCES, INC., GLAMORGAN COAL
COMPANY, LLC, HOBET MINING, INC., NIKJA
HOBET MINING, LLC, KEYSTONE COAL MINING
CORPORATION, KINGSTON RESOURCES, INC.,
MCELROY COAL COMPANY, MINGO LOGAN
COAL CO., MOUNTAINEER COAL DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY, NICHOLAS-CLAY COMPANY, LLC,
NIKJA AMVEST WEST VIRGINIA COAL, LLC,
NICHOLAS-CLAY LAND & MINERAL, INC., OLD
BEN COAL COMPANY, PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY, PAYNTER BRANCH MINING, INC.,
PERRY COUNTY COAL CORPORATION, PIONEER
FUEL CORPORATION, PLATEAU MINING
CORPORATION, PREMIER ELKHORN COAL
COMPANY, QUARTO MINING COMPANY, RAG
CUMBERLAND RESOURCES, L.P. NIKIA
CUMBERLAND COAL RESOURCES, L.P., RAG
EMERALD RESOURCES, L.P., NIKJA EMERALD
COAL RESOURCES, L.P., RIVERSIDE ENERGY,
INC. NIKIA AMCI HOLDINGS, INC., SHIPYARD
RIVER COAL TERMINAL COMPANY, TERRY
EAGLE L.P., UNITED STATES STEEL MINING
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3 ARACOMA COAL COMPANY V. US
COMPANY LLC, USIBELLI COAL MINE, INC.,
VIRGINIA CREWS COAL COMPANY, AND WEST
RIDGE RESOURCES, INC.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
AND
POWDER RIVER COAL COMPANY, PEABODY
HOLDING COMPANY, INC., MID-VOL LEASING,
INC., AND TWENTYMILE COAL COMPANY,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee.
2012-5090, -5091, -5092, -5093, -5094, -5095
Appeals from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in consolidated case nos. 09-CV-734, 09-CV-770,
05-CV-1284, 07-CV-266, 05-CV-929 and 05-CV-1211,
Senior Judge Bohdan A. Futey.
CLINCHFIELD COAL COMPANY, ELKAY MINING
COMPANY, HEARTLAND COAL COMPANY,
HOLSTON MINING COMPANY, MEADOW RIVER
COAL COMPANY, MOTIVATION COAL COMPANY,
PARAMONT COAL CORPORATION, PYXIS
RESOURCES CORPORATION, RANGER FUEL
CORPORATION, AND SEA "B" MINING COMPANY,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES,
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ARACOMA COAL COMPANY V. US 4
Defendant-Appellee.
2012-5121
Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in case no. 02-CV-069, Judge Lynn J. Bush.
MINGO LOGAN COAL COMPANY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee.
2012-5133
Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in case no. 00-CV-0761, Judge Francis M. Allegra.
RED RIVER COAL COMPANY, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee.
2012-5134
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5 ARACOMA COAL COMPANYV. US
Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in case no. 01-CV-0441, Judge George W. Miller.
ON MOTION
ORDER
Upon consideration of the unopposed motion to con-
solidate appeal 2012-5090 et al. with appeals 2012-5121,
2012-5133 and 2012-5134, to set the briefing schedule,
and the motion for an extension of time to file the opening
brief,
IT Is ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motions are granted. Appellants' opemng
brief is due no later than October 26,2012.
(2) The revised official caption is reflected above.
FOR THE COURT
SEP 262012 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk
cc: Steven H. Becker, Esq.
Lindsay Minnis, Esq. u.s.couJt~FOR
THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Tara K. Hogan, Esq.
Robert M. Rolfe, Esq. SEP 26 201l
John Y. Merrell, Jr., Esq.
JAN HORBALY
s26 CLERK