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SYKES v. COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RY.

No. 96-60374.

117 F.3d 287 (1997)

Alvin G. SYKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jay Singer, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, William H. Berger, U.S. Department of Labor, Atlanta, GA, Mark Christopher Niles, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Taylor B. Smith, Jeffrey Johnson Turnage, Mitchell, McNutt, Threadgill, Smith & Sams, Columbus, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before REAVLEY, GARWOOD and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether pre-employment military service should be counted toward the four-year service limitation for eligibility under the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act (VRRA). 38 U.S.C. former § 2024(a). Plaintiff-appellant Alvin G. Sykes (Sykes) brought this action under the VRRA seeking reinstatement to his position with defendant-appellee Columbus & Greenville Railway (C&G) together with recovery...

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