Safeway, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 400, No. 1:2019cv01412 - Document 46 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson on 05/18/2020. (choy, )
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Safeway, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 400 Doc. 46 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 1 of 11 PageID# 279 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division SAFEWAY,INC., Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 1:19cvl4I2(JFA) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS,LOCAL 400, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter comes before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. (Docket nos. 33,35).' Safeway,Inc. ("Safeway")seeks to vacate an arbitration award reinstating the grievant, Mr. Quinton Byrd. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 400("the Union")seeks to enforce the award, which held that Safeway did not have good cause to discharge Mr. Byrd but did have good cause to discipline him. The Union also requests attorneys' fees. For the reasons discussed below,the court denies Safeway's motion for summary judgment, grants the Union's motion for summary judgment,and upholds the arbitration award. The Union's request for attorneys' fees is denied. I. BACKGROUND The dispute before the court arises from an arbitration award issued on September 5, 2019. Following the suspension pending investigation of Mr. Byrd after a series of disciplinary measures, Safeway and the Union met to discuss what further discipline, if any, should be The parties consented to the jurisdiction ofthe undersigned in this matter. (Docket nos. 23,26). Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 2 of 11 PageID# 280 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 3 of 11 PageID# 281 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 4 of 11 PageID# 282 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 5 of 11 PageID# 283 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 6 of 11 PageID# 284 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 7 of 11 PageID# 285 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 8 of 11 PageID# 286 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 9 of 11 PageID# 287 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 10 of 11 PageID# 288 Case 1:19-cv-01412-JFA Document 46 Filed 05/18/20 Page 11 of 11 PageID# 289
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