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Nature of Suit Code: 740
Nature of Suit: Railway Labor Act
Cause of Action: 45:151 Railway Labor Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SKYWEST PILOTS ALPA ORGANIZING

COMMITTEE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC,

Defendant. /

No. C 07-02688 CRB

ORDER

Now pending before the Court is defendant’s motion to compel further responses to

interrogatories and requests for production of documents. After carefully considering the

papers filed by the parties, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Local

Rule 7-1(b), and rules as follows: 

1. Defendant Skywest Airline Inc.’s (Skywest) motion to compel Plaintiff Skywest

Pilots ALPA Organizing Committee (ALPA) to provide a further response to interrogatories

3, 4, 5 and document requests 5, 6, and 7 is GRANTED in part. Skywest shall limit its

request to the two airlines which Skywest believes have a relationship with ALPA that is

most relevant. Skywest shall make its selection of the two airlines within 15 days of the date

of this order. With respect to the airlines selected by Skywest, ALPA must respond to

interrogatories 3, 4, and 5, and document requests 5, 6, and 7.

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2. Defendant Skywest’s motion to compel further response to interrogatory 13 is

GRANTED in part. ALPA must identify any litigation in which compensation or financial

support to ALPA was alleged to violate section 2, third and/or section 2, fourth of the

Railway Labor Act (RLA). In all other respects the motion to compel further response to this

interrogatory is DENIED.

3. Defendant Skywest’s motion to compel further response to document request 30 is

DENIED.

4. Defendant Skywest’s motion to compel a Rule 30(b)(6) deponent is GRANTED in

part. ALPA shall produce a deponent knowledgeable as to ALPA’s funding relationships

with the two airlines chosen by Skywest for response to the interrogatories and document

requests. In all other respects this motion is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2008 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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