No. 24-6555

Bianca A. Hughley v. Southwest Airlines

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: arbitration breach-of-contract employment-law grievance-procedures minor-disputes railway-labor-act
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2025-03-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the United States District Court of Maryland err in dismissing Ms. Hughley's Breach of Contract claim when she was denied grievance and arbitration procedures under the Railway Labor Act?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

are: Did the United States District Court of Maryland err in their decision to dismiss Ms. Hughley ’s Breach of Contract claim knowing that Ms. Hughley was denied grievance and arbitration procedures? 2. Can an employer in the RLA deny access to grievance and arbitration in the collective bargaining agreement and prevent an employee from raising a claim fora minor dispute? 3. Can an employee covered by the RLA sue federally for violations that are minor disputes if grievance procedures and arbitration are denied by the employer? 4. Can an employee covered by the RLA sue federally for breach of contract if grievance procedures and arbitration are denied? 5. Can federal courts interpret Collective Bargaining Agreements in cases where grievance procedures and arbitration has been denied by the employer? 6. Did the United States District Court of Maryland fail to review the RLA and properly interpret the stipulations within the act when a violation is alleged? 7. Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals err in their decision to affirm the decision of the United States District Court of Maryland without reviewing the RLA?1.

Docket Entries

2025-03-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
2025-02-19
Waiver of Southwest Airlines of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-19
Waiver of right of respondent Southwest Airlines to respond filed.
2025-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 14, 2025)

Attorneys

Bianca A. Hughley
Bianca A. Hughley — Petitioner
Bianca A. Hughley — Petitioner
Southwest Airlines
Daniel Earl FarringtonFisher & Phillips LLP, Respondent
Daniel Earl FarringtonFisher & Phillips LLP, Respondent