Legal Opinion
Robert T. Sisco v. Consolidated Rail Corp. And United Transportation Union
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 24, 1984No. 83-5631PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires that we determine whether a uniform federal statute of limitations applies to claims alleging a breach of the duty of fair representation (“DFR”) by a union for failure to bring a grievance to the National Railroad Adjustment Board under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1976). If a federal limitation period applies, we must decide what that period shall be. The issue appears to be one of first impression in the courts of appeals since the Supreme Court’s decision in DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by74 opinions
- Bensel v. Allied Pilots Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- United Independent Flight Officers, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc., & Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- H. Jack Frandsen v. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express And Station EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Reginald Childs v. Pennsylvania Federation Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees, and National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Local Union 1397, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio Ronald Weisen Thomas Jugan and Thomas Katona v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
69 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.