Legal Opinion
Diaz v. San Antonio Professional Fire Fighters Ass'n—IAFF Local 624
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 2, 2005No. 04-04-00817-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
Joe Diaz appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the San Antonio Professional Fire Fighters Association. We hold Diaz’s claim against the Association for breach of the duty of fair representation is barred by the federal six-month statute of limitations and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Factual and PkocedüRal Background
Joe Diaz worked as a paramedic for the City of San Antonio’s Fire Department until he was suspended in June 1999. The letter suspending Diaz informed him that he had ten days to appeal, but failed to inform him that…
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