Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. Union Pacific Railroad
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 12, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-2224-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the basis that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the claims alleged in the complaint. Defendants contend that the claims alleged in the complaint must be resolved through arbitration procedures established by the Interstate Commerce Commission [hereinafter ICC] pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 11347. In opposition, plaintiffs cite Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. v. Nemitz, 404 U.S. 37, 92 S.Ct. 185, 30 L.Ed.2d 198 (1971), contending that the United States Supreme…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jerome Otteson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- New York Dock Railway and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Mustang Fuel Corporation, a Corporation v. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Gray F. Madison, Sr., and Elizabeth B. Madison, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs v. Deseret Livestock Company, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. NemitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Allen B. Atkins v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Volkman v. United Transp. UnionDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1989
- Ruth C. Hoffman v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Adams v. Burlington Northern RailroadDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1993
- Larry E. Collins John K. Grauberger Phil J. Chapple v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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