Starla Rollins v. Community Hospital of San Bernardino

Concurrence by Judge LEMELLE

OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Starla Rollins appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant SEIU-UHW, Rollins’s former union, on Rollins’s § 301 claim under the Labor Management Relations Act. We agree with Rollins that summary judgment was improperly granted, reverse the district court’s order, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

I. Background

Plaintiff Rollins worked for the Community Hospital of San Bernardino (“Hospital”) for over twenty years. In 2002, Rollins became a member of the…