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West v. Conrail

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Laurence E. Gold (on behalf of Respondents)
Paul Alan Levy (on behalf of Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1804
Petitioner: 
West
Respondent: 
Conrail
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
481 U.S. 35 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 25, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, April 6, 1987
Issues: 
Unions, Union-Union Member Dispute

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The Oyez Project, West v. Conrail , 481 U.S. 35 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1804)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for West, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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