STEFFENS v. BROTHERHOOD OF RY.

No. 85-3083.

797 F.2d 442 (1986)

Robert W. STEFFENS and Gerardo Garcia, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY, AIRLINE AND STEAMSHIP CLERKS, FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STATION EMPLOYEES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1986.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing September 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda A. Szeja, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Paul V. Esposito, Lewis, Overbeck & Furman, Dale D. Pierson, Soloman & Hirsh, Chicago, Ill. for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Robert Steffens and Gerardo Garcia appeal from the district court's order dismissing this suit pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We affirm.

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Like the district court, we accept as true those facts alleged in the complaint. In September 1981 a worker with more seniority displaced Steffens from a clerical position with the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (the "Grand Trunk"); Steffens therefore sought...

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