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TURPEN v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS R. CO.

Civ. A. No. CA 4-81-499-E.

573 F.Supp. 820 (1983)

Johnnie F. TURPEN v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY; Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division.

June 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johns & Carson, Walter E. Carson, Washington, D.C., Jenkins & Watkins, David Watkins, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff.

Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels, Robert A. Wooldridge, Dallas, Tex., for Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co.

Friedman, Weitzman, & Friedman, P.C., C. Marshall Friedman and Newton McCoy, St. Louis, Mo., Mullinax, Wells, Mauzy & Baab, Inc., L.N.D. Wells, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Broth. Ry. of Carmen.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MAHON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Johnnie F. Turpen filed this suit alleging that Defendant Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company (hereinafter "M-K-T") refused to make a reasonable accommodation of his religious beliefs in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j). In addition, Plaintiff alleged that M-K-T breached the collective bargaining agreement between his employer and his union. Plaintiff...

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