HOLDEN v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC.

Civ. No. 3-81-994.

568 F.Supp. 720 (1983)

Margaret J. HOLDEN, Cecilia A. Hoffman, Kathryn A. Lindaman, Delores M. Marsh, Darlene E. Sisk, Judith Ann Pluff, and Beverly J. Adams on their behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC., and its successors: Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Milestone Petroleum Inc., BN Timberlands Inc., and American Train Dispatchers Association AFL-CIO, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees AFL-CIO, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen AFL-CIO, Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees AFL-CIO, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada AFL-CIO, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers AFL-CIO, Railroad Yardmasters of America AFL-CIO, Sheet Metal Workers International Association AFL-CIO, and United Transportation Union AFL-CIO, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Third Division.

August 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Sprenger, Sprenger, Olson & Shutes, P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs.

Richard A. Williams, Jr., Hvass, Weisman & King, Minneapolis, Minn., Edward J. Hickey, Jr., Michael S. Wally, Mulholland & Hickey, Washington, D.C., for International Broth. of Firemen and Oilers.

Robert V. Atmore, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Minn., for Broth. of Railroad Signalmen.

Harold A. Ross, Richard H. Kraushaar, Ross & Kraushaar Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Railroad Yardmasters of America.

Robert L. Lowe, Minneapolis, Minn., Norton N. Newborn Co. L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for United Transp. Union.

Richard R. Lyman, Sherburne, N.Y., for Broth. of Maintenance of Way Employees and Broth. of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Exp. & Station Employees AFL-CIO.

Thomas A. Carraway, Clarence M. Small, Jr., Rives & Peterson, Birmingham, Ala., for Broth. of Railroad Signalmen; Clinton J. Miller, III, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Thomas P. Kane, Wayne Faris, Keith E. Goodwin, Oppenheimer, Wolff, Foster, Shepard & Donnelly, St. Paul, Minn., for Burlington Northern; Barry McGrath, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Burlington Northern R. Co., St. Paul, Minn., of counsel.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

A hearing was held before the undersigned on June 10, 1983, upon the motion of defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Company to strike plaintiffs' reliance on a 1974 EEOC Commissioner's Charge of Discrimination, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12, 23 and 56.

Richard A. Williams, Esq., Wayne Faris, Esq., Thomas Kane, Esq., Daniel Sheran, Esq., and Michael Chase, Esq., appeared on behalf of the defendant. Paul C...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases