Rodriquez v. Union Carbide Corp.

Ninth Circuit

Rodriquez v. Union Carbide Corp.

735 F.2d 365

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit·Decided June 15, 1984·No. Nos. 83-2553, 83-2709·Published·Cited by 7 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in this action, finding it barred by the six-month statute of limitations set forth in DelCostello v. Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983).

The action was removed to federal court in 1981. This court has previously held that DelCostello does not apply retroactively. Barina v. Gulf Trading and Transportation Co., 726 F.2d 560 (9th Cir.1984); [366] McNaughton v. Dillingham Corp., 722 F.2d 1459 (9th Cir.1984); Edwards v. Teamsters Local 36, 719 F.2d 1036 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 1599, 80 L.Ed.2d 130 (1984).

We reverse and remand for a determination on the merits.

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PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in this action, finding it barred by the six-month statute of limitations set forth in DelCostello v. Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983).

The action was removed to federal court in 1981. This court has previously held that DelCostello does not apply retroactively. Barina v. Gulf Trading and Transportation Co., 726 F.2d 560 (9th Cir.1984); [366] McNaughton v. Dillingham Corp., 722 F.2d 1459 (9th Cir.1984); Edwards v. Teamsters Local 36, 719 F.2d 1036 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 1599, 80 L.Ed.2d 130 (1984).

We reverse and remand for a determination on the merits.

Rodriquez v. Union Carbide Corp., 735 F.2d 365 (9th Cir. 1984).

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