Seitz
James Edward Seitz v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division JAMES EDWARD SEITZ, Case No. 23-cv-01716-LB
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT
v. Re: ECF No. 59 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD TEAMSTERS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 The plaintiff sued the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the national organization that was a party to the collective bargaining agreement with United Airlines), Teamsters Local 986 (the local chapter), and several union representatives, asserting various claims including Title VII religious discrimination and breach of the union’s duty of fair representation. The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss and entered judgment for the defendants on September 3, 2024.1 The plaintiff timely appealed. On August 21, 2025, the EEOC investigator made a final determination that the plaintiff’s employer, United Airlines, had discriminated against a class of employees, including the plaintiff, by denying religious…