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States Court of Appeals

for the Third Circuit

10-15-2002

Berwind Corporation v. Comm Social Security

Precedential or Non-Precedential: Precedential

Docket No. 00-3729

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PRECEDENTIAL 

 Filed October 15, 2002 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT 

Nos. 00-3729/3798/3830 

BERWIND CORPORATION 

v. 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY; 

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED 

BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P. 

HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND; 

ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R. 

WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of 

America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE 

WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN; 

A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine 

Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund, 

Michael H. Holland, William P. Hobgood, Marty D. 

Hudson, Thomas O.S. Rand, Elliot A. Segal, Carl E. 

VanHorn, Gail R. Wilensky, The United Mine Workers 

of America 1992 Benefit Plan, A. Frank Dunham, 

United States of America, 

 Appellants No. 00-3729 

BERWIND CORPORATION, 

 Appellant No: 00-3798 

v. 

 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY; 

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED 

BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P. 

HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND; 

ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R. 

WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of 

America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE 

WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN; 

A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine 

Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BERWIND CORPORATION 

v. 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY; 
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED 

BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P. 

HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND; 

ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R. 

WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of 

America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE 

WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN; 

A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine 

Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Appellant No. 00-3830 

On Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 

(Civil Action No. 98-cv-05985) 

District Judge: Hon. Jay C. Waldman 

Argued: September 19, 2001 

Before: SLOVITER, NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges. 

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ORDER AMENDING OPINION 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Slip Opinion filed in 

this case on October 2, 2002, be amended as follows: 

On page 4, line 9 of first paragraph, delete the words 

"Coat Act" and replace them with "Coal Act." 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 BY THE COURT: 

 /s/ Theodore A. McKee 

 Circuit Judge 

DATED: 15 October 2002 

A True Copy: 

Teste: 

 Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals 

 for the Third Circuit 

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