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WALKER v. NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD

No. 99-3704.

225 F.3d 895 (2000)

Rochester WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHEAST REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, doing business as Metra, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Farina, Robert J. Drummond (argued), Hoey, Farina & Downes, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lee T. Hettinger (argued), Rooks, Pitts & Poust, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Rochester Walker brought this claim pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-61 ("FELA"), against defendant-appellee Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation ("Metra") for injuries he sustained while moving a piece of equipment from the floor to a table. The district court granted summary judgment for Metra, and Walker appeals.

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