HARRIS v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, No. 1:2011cv00891 - Document 9 (D.D.C. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on September 9, 2011. (AG)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA ) TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________) MARLON J. HARRIS, Civil Action No. 11-0891 (ESH) MEMORANDUM OPINION Upon consideration of defendant s motion for summary judgment (Def. s Mot. for Summ. J., July 6, 2011 [dkt. #6], plaintiff s statement of material facts (Pl. s Statement, August 9, 2011 [dkt. #7]) and defendant s reply (Def. s Reply, Aug. 11, 2011 [dkt. #8]), defendant s motion will be granted. Nothing in plaintiff s reply raises a material issue of fact to undercut the fact that the grievance procedures of the collective bargaining agreement between WMATA and the union provide plaintiff s exclusive remedy under Section 66 of the WMATA compact, see Sanders v. WMATA, 819 F.2d 1151, 1156-57 (D.C. Cir. 1987); Office & Prof. Empl. Int l Union v. WMATA, 724 F.2d 133, 137 (D.C. Cir. 1983), and this is not in any way affected by the issue of whether plaintiff signed or received the March 3, 2010 last chance settlement agreement under which he was reinstated from his initial termination. Accordingly, defendants motion will be granted and the case dismissed with prejudice. Date: September 9, 2011 /s/ ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge
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