BLESEDELL v. CHILLICOTHE TELEPHONE CO.

No. 15-3542.

811 F.3d 211 (2016)

Jason BLESEDELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHILLICOTHE TELEPHONE COMPANY, c/o Jack E. Thompson, Statutory Agent, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 578; Eric W. Stevens, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark S. Coco , Harris, McClellan, Binau & Cox, P.L.L., Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. D. Lewis Clark, Jr. , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellees Chillicothe Telephone and Stevens. Ryan Keith Hymore , Mangano Law Offices Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee International Brotherhood. ON BRIEF: Mark S. Coco , Harris, McClellan, Binau & Cox, P.L.L., Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. D. Lewis Clark, Jr. , W. Michael Hanna , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellees Chillicothe Telephone and Stevens. Ryan Keith Hymore , Mangano Law Offices Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee International Brotherhood.

Before: SILER, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Jason Blesedell, who was formerly employed by Chillicothe Telephone Company, was terminated for falsifying a timecard and impersonating a customer in telephone calls to the company. Blesedell sued the company and his union, asserting a hybrid § 301/fair-representation claim. Blesedell also asserted a...

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