Legal Opinion

Malone v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 27, 2016No. 16-1638PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Jamell Malone appeals from the dismissal of this lawsuit claiming that his employer fired him unlawfully and that his union breached a duty to challenge the dismissal. The district court dismissed the action for failure to prosecute but noted that, regardless, his claims were untimely. We conclude that the court properly exercised its discretion in dismissing the suit and affirm the judgment.

Malone worked for Securitas Security Services under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the company and his union, Local 1 of the Service Employees International Union. He was…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Tara Luevano v. Walmart Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. John Taylor, Jr. v. James BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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