United States Tenth Circuit

An employee's claims arising from termination for smoking marijuana on work premises were not preempted by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, so the district court lacked removal jurisdiction over the actions and improperly awarded summary judgment for the employer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/16/2003
• Published 07/16/2003

Judges

• BRISCOE, Circuit Judge., Before HENRY, BRISCOE and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted on the Briefs: , Robt. S. Coffey, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kimberly Lambert Love and Angela M. Paulsen, of Boone, Smith, Davis, Hurst & Dickman, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the defendant-appellee.