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In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit RECORD NO. ORAL ARGUMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED In The United States Court of Appeals For The District of Columbia Circuit In re: United Mine Workers of America, International Union and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC, Petitioners, v. Mine Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor, Respondent. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION EMERGENCY PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING AND DISPOSITION Mark J. Murphy Susan J. Eckert MOONEY, GREEN, SAINDON, MURPHY Joseph M. Santarella Jr. & WELCH, P.C. SANTARELLA & ECKERT, LLC 1920 L Street, N.W., Suite 400 7050 Puma Trail Washington, D.C. 20036 Littleton, Colorado 80125 (202) 783-0010 (303) 932-7610 Counsel for the United Mine Workers of Counsel for United Steel, Paper and America, International Union Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC THE LEX GROUPDC ♦ 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. ♦ Suite 500, #5190 ♦ Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 955-0001 ♦ (800) 856-4419 ♦ www.thelexgroup.com CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rules 21 and 28(a)(1), Petitioners, United Mine Workers of America International Union and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (collectively, “Union Petitioners”) submit this certificate as to parties, rulings, and related cases. (A) Parties and Amici (i) Parties, intervenors, and amici who appeared below: Under D.C. Circuit Rule 28(a)(1)(A), the requirement to identify parties, intervenors, and amici who appeared below is inapplicable because the Petition in this case seeks a writ of mandamus with direct review of final agency action, not an appeal from the ruling of a district court. (ii) Persons who are parties, intervenors, and amici in this Court: a. Petitioners in this matter: Petitioners are the United Mine Workers of America International Union and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC and b. Respondents in this matter: The Mine Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor. c. Intervenors in this matter: None at present. d. Amici in this matter: None at present. e. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosures: See disclosure form. (B) Rulings Under Review Petitioners challenge the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s April 14, 2020, and continuing, decision not to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard under Section 101(b) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. §811(b). (C) Related Cases None at Present. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Mark J. Murphy /s/ Susan J. Eckert (by permission) Mark J. Murphy Susan J. Eckert Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy Joseph M. Santarella Jr. & Welch, P.C. Santarella & Eckert, LLC 1920 L Street, N.W. 7050 Puma Trail Suite 400 Littleton, CO 80125 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (303) 932-7610 202-783-0010 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for the United Mine Workers of America, International Union Counsel for Petitioner United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and D.C. Circuit Rules 21(d) and 26.1, Petitioners, the United Mine Workers of America International Union (“United Mine Workers”), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC (“United Steelworkers”), make the following disclosures: Non-Governmental Parties to this Action: The United Mine Workers of America International Union, and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL- CIO/CLC. Parent Corporations: None. Publicly Held Company that Owns 10% of More of Party’s Stock: None. Parties’ General Nature and Purpose: The United Mine Workers and the United Steelworkers are labor organizations within the meaning of section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185, and are unincorporated associations whose members have no ownership interests in the associations. The United Mine Workers represents thousands of miners throughout the United States, primarily in the coal industry. The United Steelworkers likewise represents thousands of miners throughout the United States, primarily in the metal/nonmetal sector. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Mark J. Murphy /s/ Susan J. Eckert (by permission) Mark J. Murphy Susan J. Eckert Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy Joseph M. Santarella Jr. & Welch, P.C. Santarella & Eckert, LLC 1920 L Street, N.W. 7050 Puma Trail Suite 400 Littleton, CO 80125 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (303) 932-7610 202-783-0010 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for the United Mine Workers of America, International Union Counsel for Petitioner United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .................................................................................... ii EMERGENCY PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING AND DISPOSITION .............................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 2 PETITIONER HAVE STANDING TO REQUEST THE WRIT ............................. 7 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT ............................................................. 12 I. THIS COURT HAS EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO REVIEW MSHA’S REFUSAL TO ISSUE ETS ................................ 12 II. MSHA HAS UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD AN ETS AND SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO ISSUE ONE .................................. 14 A. Standard of Review ................................................................... 15 B. COVID-19 Poses a Grave Danger to Miners............................ 17 C. An ETS is “Necessary” to Protect Miners ................................ 22 III. THE APPROPRIATE REMEDY FOR MSHA’s UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF AN ETS IS A WRIT OF MANDAMUS COMPELLING MSHA TO ISSUE ONE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS .......................................................................................... 32 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 33 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE ATTACHMENTS i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) CASES Air Alliance Houston v. Environmental Protection Agency, 906 F.3d 1049 (D.C. Cir. 2018) ....................................................................... 8 Envtl. Def. Fund, Inc. v. Hardin, 428 F.2d 1093 (D.C. Cir. 1970) ..................................................................... 13 Fla. Peach Growers Ass’n v. Dep’t of Labor, 489 F.2d 120 (5th Cir. 1974). ........................................................................ 17 Flyers Rights Education Fund, Inc. v. United States Department of Transportation, 957 F.3d 1359 (D.C. Cir. 2020) ....................................................................... 8 Humane Soc. Of the U.S. v. Hodel, 840 F.2d 45 (D.C. Cir. 1988) ........................................................................... 8 In re Aiken Cty., 645 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2011) ....................................................................... 14 In re: American Federal of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, No. 20-1158 (D.C. Cir. June 11, 2020) ......................................................... 28 In re Howard, 570 F.3d 752 (6th Cir. 2009) ......................................................................... 12 In re Int’l Chem. Workers Union, 830 F.2d 369 (D.C. Cir. 1987) ................................................................... 5, 15 In re Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 957 F.3d 267 (D.C. Cir. 2020) ..................................................................... 8, 9 In re United Mine Workers of America Intern. Union, 190 F.3d 545 (D.C. Cir. 1999) ....................................................................... 11 ii In re Intern. Union, United Mine Workers of America Intern. Union, 231 F.3d 51 (D.C. Cir. 2000) ............................................................... 5, 10, 15 Intern. Union, United Mine Workers of America v. MSHA, 554 F.3d 150 (D.C. Cir. 2009) ....................................................................... 11 Intern. Union, United Mine Workers of America v. MSHA, 636 F.3d 84 (D.C. Cir. 2010) ......................................................................... 11 Int’l Union, UAW v. Donovan, 756 F.2d 162 (D.C. Cir. 1985). ...................................................................... 13 National Wildlife Federation v. Hodel, 839 F.2d 694 (D.C. Cir. 1988) ....................................................................... 10 Oil and Chemical and Atomic Workers Int’l Union v. Zegeer, 768 F.2d 1480 (D.C. Cir. 1985) ....................................................................... 3 Pub. Citizen Health Research Grp. v. Auchter, 702 F.2d 1150 (D.C. Cir. 1983) ....................................................................
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