Legal Opinion
Coar v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 25, 1985No. 84 Civ. 5795 (LFM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs move, pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment of their claims based on violations of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. (1972). Defendants move, pursuant to Rules 12(b)(6) and 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., for an order dismissing the complaint. Since the essential facts are not in dispute, this action is ripe for summary judgment.
FACTS
Since January 1, 1985, the five individual plaintiffs have been employed by defendant Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (Metro-North) as passenger engineers and have been members of the United…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Paul G. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- W.G. Taylor v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986