Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Texas International Airlines, Inc., New York Air Lines, Inc., and Texas Air Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 24, 1981No. 850, Docket 80-9102PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Air Line Pilots Association v. Texas International Airlines, 502 F.Supp. 423 (S.D.N.Y.1980) (Nickerson, J.). The complaint alleged various substantive violations of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1976), 1 and sought damages and injunctive relief. Judge Nickerson found that since the complaint raised a “representation dispute” under section 2 Ninth of the RLA, 45 U.S.C. § 152 Ninth, the action was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by63 opinions
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