Hillman v. American Federation of Government Employees

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) DEVIN HILLMAN et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ) Civil Case No. 18-cv-999 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL- ) CIO et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ` ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case pits two union members against their union’s leadershipl After former D.C. employees Devin Hiliman and Tara Blunt wrote a letter criticizing the president of the local American Federation of Govermnent Employees (AFGE) chapter, the union stripped their membership, ejected them from officer positions, blocked them from future meetings, and…