Legal Opinion
Brookens v. Gamble
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 19, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2020-1740Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BENOIT BROOKENS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-cv-1740 (CRC) LARHONDA GAMBLE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises from a dispute about union membership. Plaintiff Benoit Brookens considers himself a retired member of the American Federation of Government Employees (“AFGE”) Local 12. Local 12 says he is not eligible for membership. Consistent with that position, Local 12 stopped accepting Mr. Brookens’s dues, enlisted help from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) to prevent him from attending membership meetings, and…
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