Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided June 29, 1999No. 5:98-cv-00038PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
OWENS, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Tab #’s 33]. Having carefully considered the motion, the related caselaw and statutes, and the file as a whole, the Court enters the following order.
I. Facts
Plaintiff Robert L. Whitehead was hired in 1971 by Southern Railway Company to work as a Carman at Brosnan Yard in Macon, Georgia. In May 1997, Plaintiff bid for a new position in the Forwarding Yard, where outbound trains are inspectedt and prepared for departure. The job bulletin advertising this position described it…
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