Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 14, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 72-C-20-CPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruling on Motion to Dismiss
DALTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a former full-time railway station porter, brings this action against his union, The Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC or The Brotherhood) and against his employer, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (C&O), for restoration of his former seniority rights. He alleges jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 13321 (diversity of citizenship) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 22012 and 22023 (declaratory judgment). Plaintiff filed his original complaint on August 7, 1972 and filed an…
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