Legal Opinion
Carmena v. Brown-Eagle Corp.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided August 31, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-262-B, 87-263-BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
Frank Carmena and Thomas McVea were hired by Brown-Eagle Corporation (“Brown-Eagle”) in 1981. They became members of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 327 (“UFCW”) shortly thereafter. Brown-Eagle and UFCW had a collective bargaining agreement which was effective during the course of plaintiffs’ employment. The collective bargaining agreement between Brown-Eagle and the union allowed Brown-Eagle to discharge employees only for cause.
Carmena was fired on April 22, 1986 for making racial slurs…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ambrose Daigle v. Gulf State Utilities Co., Local Union Number 2286Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Adkins v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Obed Aarsvold v. Greyhound Lines, Inc. Amalgamated Transit Union and Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 1150Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Boyd v. Teamsters Local Union 553District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Roberts v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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