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· 4/18/1984

McDonald v. City of West Branch

Citations

  • 466 U.S. 284
  • 104 S. Ct. 1799
  • 80 L. Ed. 2d 302
  • 1984 U.S. LEXIS 59
  • 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34,290
  • 52 U.S.L.W. 4457
  • 115 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3646

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that § 1738 does not apply to arbitration awards because arbitration is not a \judicial proceeding\
  • holding that § 1738 does not apply to arbitration awards because arbitration is not a “judicial proceeding”
  • holding that Sec. 1983 claims are nonarbitrable because arbitration \cannot provide an adequate substitute for a judicial proceeding\ in achieving Sec. 1983's objectives
  • holding that § 1983 claims are nonarbitrable because arbitration “cannot provide an adequate substitute for a judicial proceeding” in achieving § 1983’s objectives
  • holding that, in a federal discrimination suit, the court should not afford collateral estoppel effect to an arbitration award rendered pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
  • holding that “an award in an arbitration proceeding brought pursuant to the terms of a collective- bargaining agreement” does not have preclusive effect in a subsequent Section 1983 action

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Judges: Brennan

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