Legal Opinion

Stewart v. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 26, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-2526PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Sonsia Stewart, a former security officer, was fired by Paragon Systems, Inc. after allegedly falling asleep on the job. Her union, International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (“SPFPA”), represented her during- thé grievance process, and she now asserts two claims against SPFPA stemming from her dismissal and those proceedings. She argues, first, that SPFPA breached its duty of fair representation by failing to press certain ai-guments with Paragon; Second, she contends that SPFPA breached…

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