Legal Opinion
Ronald Coppinger v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1988No. 80, Docket 88-7334PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint presents the single legal issue of whether a district court has jurisdiction to hear a discharged employee’s claim for damages and equitable relief in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, even though the discharge has been upheld in compulsory and binding arbitration pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. (1982) (RLA).
FACTS
On August 22, 1985 appellant Ronald Coppinger was employed by Metro-North Commuter Railroad (Metro-North) as a trackman. During appellant’s lunchbreak in the company…
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