U.S. v. Ross

• Citation: 953 F.2d 641
• Decision Date: 22 January 1992
• Docket Number: 86-2123 and 86-2128,Nos. 86-2115,86-2117,86-2116,s. 86-2115
• Parties: NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ishmael ROSS; Charles W. Ross; Lula Maxine Prifogle, Defendants-Appellants, and 298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy C. ROSS; Roy W. Ross, Defendants-Appellants, and 298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L situated in Wayne County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis R. ROSS; Gloria M. Bivens; Jeanette Ross; Robert E. Thompson; Ricky D. Ross; Elizabeth A. Ross, Defendants-Appellants, and 298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dock E. ROSS; Paul Walden Ross; Elton Scott Ross; James B. Ross; Nina Belcher Ross; Barbara Ellen Ross; Alberta Ross; Geraldine Ross Cline; Virginia Ross Bowman; Arbutus Ross Bray; Anna Lee Hager, Defendants-Appellants, and 298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al.
• Court: United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)

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NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ishmael ROSS; Charles W. Ross; Lula Maxine Prifogle,

Defendants-Appellants,

and

298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne

County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown

owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne

County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy C. ROSS; Roy W. Ross, Defendants-Appellants,

and

298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne

County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown

owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L situated in Wayne

County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis R. ROSS; Gloria M. Bivens; Jeanette Ross; Robert

E. Thompson; Ricky D. Ross; Elizabeth A. Ross,

Defendants-Appellants,

and

298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne

County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown

owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne

County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dock E. ROSS; Paul Walden Ross; Elton Scott Ross; James

B. Ross; Nina Belcher Ross; Barbara Ellen Ross; Alberta

Ross; Geraldine Ross Cline; Virginia Ross Bowman; Arbutus

Ross Bray; Anna Lee Hager, Defendants-Appellants,

and

298.25 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in Wayne

County, West Virginia; Milton Ross, et al. & Unknown

owners; 16,286.08 Acres of Land, M/L, situated in Wayne

County, State of West Virginia; Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, et al. and unknown owners, Defendants.

Nos. 86-2115, 86-2116, 86-2117, 86-2123 and 86-2128.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Nov. 12, 1991.

Decided Jan. 22, 1992.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Huntington. Dennis Raymond Knapp, Senior District Judge. (CA-75-61-H, CA-77-3324)

Ishmael Ross, Charles W. Ross, Lula Maxine Prifogle, Billy C. Ross, Roy W. Ross, Dennis R. Ross, Gloria M. Bivens, Jeanette Ross, Robert E. Thompson, Ricky D. Ross, Elizabeth A. Ross, Eulalia B. Thomas, Wenona D. Dye, Dock E. Ross, Paul Walden Ross, Elton Scott Ross, James B. Ross, Nina Belcher Ross, Barbara Ellen Ross, Alberta Ross, Geraldine Ross Cline, Virginia Ross Bowman, Arbutus Ross Bray, Anna Lee Hager, appellants pro se.

David Alan Faber, Spilman, Thomas, Battle & Klostermeyer, Charleston, W.Va., ...