GROTE v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 89-55262.

905 F.2d 1307 (1990)

Harris A. GROTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.; Fred Vanhoosen; Douglas Heggie; Lawrence Marinelli, M.D.; Bradford Berg, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard D. Finkelstein, Finkelstein & Associates, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

L.B. Chip Edleson and Fred M. Plevin, Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Harris A. Grote appeals the district court's grant of Trans World Airlines' (TWA) motion to dismiss his first amended complaint with prejudice. Because Grote's claim is preempted by the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1982), we affirm.

FACTS

On March 12, 1987, Grote, a former TWA pilot, filed a complaint against TWA, et al., in California Superior Court alleging wrongful termination, breach...

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