Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 1, 2015No. 13 Civ. 2077(JGK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The Plaintiff, Joseph Hernandez, brings this action against defendant Metro-North Commuter Railroad (“Metro-North”) alleging a violation of the whistleblower provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”), 49 U.S.C. § 20109. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction in this case without regard to the amount in controversy pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 20109(d)(3). The defendant now moves for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, the defendant’s motion is granted.
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Tompkins v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
- Vincent Mar. v. Metro-North R.R. Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
- Caria v. Metro-North Commuter RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020
- Cleveland v. Long Island Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2019
- Gonzalez v. Metro-North Commuter RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020
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