Legal Opinion

Douglas A. Dowty v. Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Utility Workers Union of America

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 9, 1985No. 83-3621PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff, Douglas Dowty, brought a hybrid § 301/fair representation claim against defendants Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative (“Pioneer”), its employees, and the Utility Workers Union of America (the “Union”) after an arbitration decision that prohibited him from pursuing a separate private business on pain of discharge. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the two defendants holding the action was time barred under DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983). We consider also whether this court has…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Shirley Metz v. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., and Local Union No. 1, Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' International Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  3. Richard W. Lucas v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Communications Workers of America, District 7Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  4. Chrysler Workers Ass'n v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Kenneth L. Ryan v. General Motors Corporation, United Auto Workers and United Auto Workers Local 735Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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