Legal Opinion
Robert Brown v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2001No. 00-2349PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Robert Brown, aided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) as amicus curiae, appeals the district court’s dismissal of a claim which he brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The district court found that Brown’s claim was precluded by the mandatory arbitration provisions of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”) 45 U.S.C. § 151, et seq. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Illinois Central Railroad Company (“IC”) is a “carrier” by rail under the RLA and an…
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