Brainard v. Imperial Manufacturing Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This is a diversity suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1982 Supp.). The plaintiff was previously employed at the Imperial Manufacturing Company (Imperial) for an indefinite term. He alleges that he was unlawfully terminated from his employment at Imperial. Defendant Imperial moves for summary judgment on two

grounds. First, it contends that this Court lacks jurisdiction since the plaintiff failed to exhaust his contractual remedies under the collective bargaining agreement currently in effect between Imperial and the United Paperworkers…