UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-2087

JOHN W. GAUS; CHARLOTTE GAUS, his wife,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

versus

CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY;

Defendant - Appellee, and

DBT AMERICA, INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation; CONSOL, INCORPORATED,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., District Judge. (CA-00-150-5)

Submitted: February 28, 2003 Decided: March 10, 2003

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Stephen P. Goodwin, Raymond S. Franks, II, GOODWIN & GOODWIN, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellants. James R. Miller, Rodger L. Puz, DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

John Gaus and Charlotte Gaus appeal the district court’s order

granting summary judgment to Consolidation Coal Company in this

civil tort action. The lower court’s decision was predicated upon

a conclusion that West Virginia’s workers’ compensation scheme was

the exclusive remedy for John Gaus’ work-related injury. We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we

affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Gaus v.

Consolidation Coal Co., No. CA-00-150-5 (N.D.W. Va. Aug. 13, 2002).

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the

court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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