Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Am. Fed'n of Gov't Emps.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 10, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–2094 (JEB)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
In 2012, Plaintiff Eugene Hudson became the first black person elected to serve as National Secretary-Treasurer for Defendant American Federation of Government Employees. Despite being re-elected in 2015, he claims that the Union mistreated him, and ultimately fired him, because of his race in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983. AFGE now moves to dismiss, arguing that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Agreeing that the bulk of his allegations either fail to pass the relatively undemanding Rule…
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