Riley v. National Passenger Railroad

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Petitioner in this action, Sherman Riley (“Riley”) brought this civil action under the statutory review procedures of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 153 First (q), seeking to set aside an arbitration award upholding the modified discipline assessed against him by Public Law Board No. 3625 (“Board”) for misconduct. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, both parties have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we deny petitioner’s motion and grant summary judgment for respondent, National Passenger…