Legal Opinion

Ivan Romero v. Lakeshore Recycling Systems and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 731

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 29, 2026No. 1:24-cv-09454Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION IVAN ROMERO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 24 C 9454 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis LAKESHORE RECYCLING SYSTEMS ) and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD ) OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 731, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Ivan Romero worked as a residential driver at Lakeshore Recycling Systems (“LRS”) from May 31, 2022 until July 2, 2024, when LRS terminated his employment for failure to follow safety protocols. Romero subsequently filed a grievance with his union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 731 (“Local 731”),…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Alex F. Beamon v. Marshall & Ilsley Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  2. Deidre Davis v. Yolanda CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  3. Mother and Father v. James CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  4. Rodney Neal and Anthony Brandon v. Newspaper Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Trustees of the Chicago Plastering Institute Pension Trust v. Cork Plastering Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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