Avera v. United Air Lines

ORDER DISMISSING THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

ROBERT L. HINKLE, District Judge.

This case is before the court on the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation (document 62). No objections have been filed. The report and recommendation is correct and will be adopted as the court’s opinion, with these additional notes.

The plaintiff was a commercial airline pilot. He was forced to retire under the Federal Aviation Administration’s “age 60 rule.” That rule set the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots at 60. Shortly after the plaintiff retired, Congress passed the “Fair…