Amoah v. Paragon Systems, Inc.

*2MEMORANDUM OPINION

Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

The outcome of this case turns on a discrete question: Was Plaintiff Kwabena Amoah subject to the dispute resolution terms of a collective bargaining agreement, even though he denies membership in the union with whom his employer negotiated the agreement? If the answer is “yes,” Plaintiffs lawsuit must be dismissed because the collective bargaining agreement required that he first file a grievance with his employer, which he did not do. If the answer is “no,” Plaintiff may proceed with his suit, albeit not in this…