Seitz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES EDWARD SEITZ, Case No. 20-cv-05442-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' v. MOTION TO DISMISS

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF Re: Dkt. No. 23 TEAMSTERS, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pro se Plaintiff James E. Seitz filed a complaint for breach of the duty of fair representation against Defendants International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”), Teamsters Local 986 (“Teamsters 986), and Chris Griswold. Defendants now move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint. [Docket No. 23.] The court held a hearing on December 10, 2020. For the following reasons, Defendants’ motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Seitz is employed by United Airlines (“United”) at San Francisco International Airport. His employment is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between his local union, IBT, and United. Compl. 3 ¶ 1. His local union, Teamsters 986, “handle[s] the everyday part of…