DEFORD v. SOO LINE R. CO.

No. 87-5376.

867 F.2d 1080 (1989)

Robert F. DEFORD, on behalf of himself and all employees of Soo Line Railroad Company affected by the disposition of Lake States Transportation Division and Railway Labor Executives' Association, on behalf of itself and represented employees, Appellants, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation, Soo Line Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, Dennis M. Cavanaugh, Wisconsin Central Ltd., an Illinois corporation, Edward A. Burkhardt, Thomas Power, Robert H. Wheeler, John Doe and Richard B. Oglivie, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy D. Kelly, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellants.

Thomas P. Kane, St. Paul, Minn., for Wisconsin Cent. Ltd.

Barry McGrath, Minneapolis, Minn., for Soo Line RR.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is brought by Robert F. Deford, on behalf of himself and all other employees of the Soo Line Railroad Company adversely affected by the sale of a portion of Soo Line's rail lines, and by the Railway Labor Executives' Association (RLEA).1 The district court2 denied a motion to remand the case to state court and dismissed appellants...

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