Crookham v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

MANOS, District Judge.

The plaintiff has brought this action under the court’s diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1970), and seeks the enforcement of certain employee protection provisions of Title V of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (RRRA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 771-779 (Supp. V 1975). The defendant maintains that employee claims under Title V of the RRRA can only be heard by the National Railroad Adjustment Board, and it has therefore moved for summary judgment on the ground the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.

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