Legal Opinion
Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock v. United Transportation Union
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1997No. 96-2849PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearloek appeal a grant of summary judgment against them in their suit under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act case (LMRA). 29 U.S.C. § 185. Fulk and Cearloek were employees of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad (the Railroad) and were members of the United Transportation Union (the Union). This is the plaintiffs’ second effort to upset a union membership vote to approve the modification of a collective bargaining agreement. 1
At this juncture, the plaintiffs are appealing with respect to Count II. They claim that the Union’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ray Lewis v. Local Union No. 100 of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Afl- CIOCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Donald Newgent v. Modine Manufacturing Company and United Auto Workers Local Union Number 530Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- H. Jack Frandsen v. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express And Station EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Randy Hammer v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and Its Local Union, No. 550Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Bell v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Boogaard v. National Hockey LeagueDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
- Mark Arnold v. United Mine Workers of America, International UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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