THOMSEN v. WESTERN ELEC. CO., INC.

C 79-2781 RPA.

512 F.Supp. 128 (1981)

James M. THOMSEN, Travis Gatus, John M. Brennan, Jerald R. Jakl, Larry R. Johnson, Anthony T. Pellegrino, individuals, Plaintiffs, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO., INC., The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

March 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Duryea, Jr., Keith & Duryea, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Gerald H. Genard, John N. Howarth, Paul H. White, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant Pacific Telephone.

Joe C. Creason, Jr., James B. Young, William F. Murphy, II, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for all remaining defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

AGUILAR, District Judge.

This is an action in which six installers employed by Western Electric Co., Inc., (Western) claim that certain personnel policies restricting employee movement within the Bell Telecommunications System (the Bell System) violate the antitrust laws. Each plaintiff sought transfer to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pacific), but transfer was denied based upon the so-called "no-switching" agreements between...

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