Brotherhood of Railroad Trainment v. Connell Dirks v. Birkholz

Decision Date26 May 1969
Docket NumberNo. 172,No. 158,158,172
PartiesBROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMENT et al. v. John P. O'CONNELL, etc., et al. Elmer L. DIRKS, Individually and as General Chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, et al., v. W. L. BIRKHOLZ et al
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Arnold B. Elkind, New York City, for petitioners in No. 158.

David L. Uelmen, Milwaukee, Wis., for petitioners in No. 172.

Lee Leibik, Chicago, Ill., for respondents.

On Writs of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuits.

PER CURIAM.

The judgments are vacated and the cases are remanded to the respective district courts with instructions to dismiss the cases as moot.

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