Legal Opinion
Brookens v. Am. Fed'n of Gov't Emps.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–2206 (RDM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Defendant American Federation of Government Employees ("AFGE") placed one of its local chapters, Local 12, under trusteeship and cancelled the Local 12 elections of officers that were scheduled to take place two weeks later. Dkt. 1-1 at 9-11. Plaintiff Benoit Brookens, proceeding pro se , had planned to run for several positions and, after the elections were cancelled, he filed this action in D.C. Superior Court challenging the imposition of trusteeship. See Dkt. 1-1. AFGE removed the case to this Court, Dkt. 1, and has now moved to dismiss for…
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