INTERN. ASS'N OF MACHINISTS v. EASTERN AIR LINES

No. 87-1408.

826 F.2d 1141 (1987)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, and its District Lodge 100, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loyd M. Starrett, P.C., with whom Steven M. Sayers, David M. McCarthy and Fordham & Starrett, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Harold L. Lichten, with whom Warren H. Pyle, Larry Engelstein and Angoff, Goldman, Manning, Pyle, Wanger & Hiatt, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and RE, Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether a district court has jurisdiction to enter a status quo injunction in a minor dispute1 under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (RLA), pending the outcome of a grievance which is being arbitrated. We rule that, absent exigent circumstances not present in this case, "[n]o court of the United...

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