United States Third Circuit

Federal district courts do not have subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate challenges to changes to a collective bargaining agreement, made in connection with a rail merger authorized by the Surface Transportation Board.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2000
• Decided 03/01/2001
• Published 03/02/2001

Judges

• Before GREENBERG,NYGAARD and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David R. Jury (Argued), Assistant General Counsel, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney for Appellants/Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey S. Berlin (Argued), Mark E. Martin, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Appellee/Intervenors., Robert J. Wiggers, John J. Powers, III, United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Respondent., Henri F. Rush, General Counsel, Theodore K. Kalick (Argued), Surface Transportation Board Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Surface Transportation Board Respondent.