LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 860, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS MEMBERS v. TEREASE Z. NEFF; HON. THOMAS F. O’MALLEY; CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO COMMON PLEAS COURT, JUVENILE DIVISION - Articles

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LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 860, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS MEMBERS v. TEREASE Z. NEFF; HON. THOMAS F. O’MALLEY; CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO COMMON PLEAS COURT, JUVENILE DIVISION

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 30, 2022

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Austin T. Opalich, MANGANO LAW OFFICES CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Max V. Rieker, WALTER | HAVERFIELD LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Austin T. Opalich, Joseph J. Guarino III, Ryan K. Hymore, MANGANO LAW OFFICES CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Max V. Rieker, R. Todd Hunt, Alejandro V. Cortes, WALTER | HAVERFIELD LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; GIBBONS and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

SUTTON, Chief Judge. When contract negotiations broke down between an Ohio juvenile court and the union that represents the court’s employees, the union took the court to federal court. Because the juvenile court is an arm of the State, the district court correctly held that sovereign immunity bars most of the union’s claims. And because the union’s remaining contentions fail to state a claim for relief, we affirm across the board.

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