United States DC Circuit

In an action to vacate an arbitration award granting a grievance based on Plaintiff's dismissal of an employee, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where the arbitrator's award drew its essence from the parties' collective bargaining agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2008
• Decided 01/23/2009
• Published 01/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Darryl J. Anderson argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Fred E. Haynes, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Teresa A. Gonsalves, Appellate Counsel, U.S. Postal Service.