Goff v. Union Pacific R. Co.

979 F.2d 854 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Steven B. GOFF, Individually, and as a Member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; United States of America, Office of Management and Budget, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35701. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 9, 1992. * Decided Nov. 17, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, DAVID R. THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Steven Goff appeals the district court's dismissal of his suit against Union Pacific Railroad and the U.S. government. We affirm. 3 The district court granted the government's motion to dismiss. The court decided that (1) it lacked jurisdiction over the case because it involved a "minor dispute" over which the Special Board of Adjustment had exclusive jurisdiction, (2) Goff lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Gramm-Rudman Act, and (3) the claims were…