No. 26-548
 
Title: Apogee Coal Company, LLC, et al., Petitioners
v.
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, et al.
Docketed: October 26, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-3297, 23-3437, 23-3536, 23-3537, 23-3541, 23-3612, 23-3644, 23-3645, 23-3662)
   Decision Date: April 28, 2026
   Rehearing Denied: July 24, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 22 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2026)
Petition Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Oct 29 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2026 to December 28, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 30 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 28, 2026, for all respondents.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Dominic Emil Draye
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2101 L Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
drayed@gtlaw.com
Ph: 2023313100
Party name: Apogee Coal Co., et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Dept. of Labor


Evan Barret Smith
Counsel of Record
AppalReD Legal Aid
120 N. Front Ave
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
evans@ardfky.org
Ph: 606.889.1958
Party name: Rutland Melton; Michael G. Cash; Mary Ison; Carolyn Chamayne Johnson, Administrator of the Estate of Kenny Johnson; Steven Holbrook; Jerry Hall