Legal Opinion
BNSF Railway Co. v. O'Dea
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2009No. 08-35075PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge FISHER.
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
BNSF Railway Company appeals the district court’s dismissal of its action against Matt O’Dea. The district court held that it did not have jurisdiction because the action, in effect, sought appellate review of a decision of the Montana Human Rights Commission. We determine that the district court did have jurisdiction; we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
BNSF is a Delaware corporation, and has its principal place of business in Texas. O’Dea is a citizen of Montana.
O’Dea applied to and was extended a conditional offer of employment by BNSF for…
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