Vera v. Saks & Co.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Koeltl, J.). The District Court denied plaintiffs motion to remand the case to state court, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs claims for failure to exhaust grievance and arbitration procedures under a collective bargaining agreement, and denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on his state law claim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

Defendant Saks & Company…