Legal Opinion

Gregory C. Duncan v. Southwest Airlines Steve Fleming Robert Slattery

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1988No. 86-6744PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Duncan claims to have been discharged by Southwest Airlines for engaging in pro-union activities in violation of Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 152 (Fourth) and 184 (1982).

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Southwest Airlines and Slattery 1 on the ground that Duncan’s claim was time-barred by the Supreme Court’s decision in Del Costello v. Int’l Bhd. of Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983), as applied to RLA actions by our decision in International Ass’n of Machinists v. Aloha Airlines, Inc., 790 F.2d 727 (9th Cir.),…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. United Parcel Service, Inc. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. David D. Darring v. Larry Kincheloe, Superintendent of the Washington State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Richard Orozco v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. Dan L. Kelly v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. C & W Construction Co. v. Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local 745District Court, D. Hawaii · 1988
  4. Clark v. City of ZebulonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1993
  5. Francisco Garfias-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012

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