Legal Opinion
Dove v. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided July 21, 1981No. CIV-1-80-249PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.
This is an action for declaratory relief, back pay and damages brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (the “Act”). At issue in this litigation is whether the operation of the Chattanooga Regional Area Transit Authority (“CARTA”), a metropolitan transit system created, owned and operated by the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is an “integral governmental function” within the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision in National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833, 96 S.Ct. 2465, 49 L.Ed.2d 245 (1976). Jurisdiction is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Maryland v. WirtzSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Joseph C. Amersbach, Jr. v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. State Of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Jimmy Allen Alewine v. City Council of Augusta, Georgia, C.D. Joiner, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. City of MacOnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Vernon W. Dove and Other Similarly Situated v. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983