Bloomer Shippers Association v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (Illinois Central) on plaintiffs’ claims under the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) and dismissing for failure to state a cause of action plaintiffs’ claims under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1983). We affirm.

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This litigation arises from a controversy concerning the level of services provided plaintiffs by Illinois Central on the Bloomer Line, a 63-mile-long rail line extending from Herscher,…