United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 45. RAILROADS |
Chapter 19. ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE |
§ 1018. Judicial review
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(a) Appeals Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appeal from— (1) any decision of the bankruptcy court with respect to the constitutionality of any provision of this chapter; and (2) any decision of the court having jurisdiction over the reorganization of the Milwaukee Railroad with respect to the constitutionality of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), shall be taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. (b) Appellate proceedings If appeals are taken from decisions described in subsection (a) of this section involving section 1005 or 1008 of this title or section 9 or 15 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act [45 U.S.C. 908 or 915], the court of appeals shall determine such appeals in a consolidated proceeding, sitting en banc.
(c) Action in United States Court of Claims Nothing in this chapter or in the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) shall limit the right of any person to commence an action in the United States Court of Claims 1 under section 1491 of title 28 (commonly referred to as the Tucker Act).
References In Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I (§ 101 et seq.) of Pub. L. 96–254,
The Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (c), is Pub. L. 96–101,
Section 1008 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 97–468, title II, § 234(a),
The United States Court of Claims, referred to in subsec. (c), and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals were merged effective
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–620 struck out provision requiring the court to render a final decision no later than 60 days after the filing of the last such appeal.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 not applicable to cases pending on
Effective Date
Section effective