Legal Opinion
Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided July 16, 2001No. Civ.A. 99-0326-RVSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VOLLMER, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on various motions for protective order and motions to compel. This order addresses the contentions of the defendants that most of the plaintiffs requested discovery is barred by 23 U.S.C. section 409. All other issues are resolved in a companion order.
BACKGROUND
For the purposes of this order, sufficient background is provided in the Court’s previous order on motion to reconsider. See Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 97 F.Supp.2d 1297, 1298-1300 (S.D.Ala.2000).
DISCUSSION
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Palacios v. Louisiana and Delta RR Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
- Duncan v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
- Odis Robertson v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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