Opinion ID: 379233
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Heading: The Appropriate Class

Text: 43 Not all of the certified class of plaintiffs have a cause of action under clause B. Section 1985(2), clause B only provides a cause of action for individuals injured because they attended or testified in any court of the United States. The term any court of the United States does not mean any court physically located in the United States, but rather denotes courts that are part of the federal judicial system. See Seeley v. Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paper Hangers of America, 308 F.2d 52 (5th Cir. 1962); 28 U.S.C.A. § 451 (Supp.1980). State worker's compensation boards, state courts, and federal worker's compensation boards are not included in the term any court of the United States. Id. Accordingly, the only plaintiffs that may avail themselves of Section 1985(2), clause B are those who allege they were victims of employment discrimination because they filed claims in federal court.