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*1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER )
OPERATIONS, LLC, )
) Plaintiff/Counter Defendant , )
) vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-0112-CG-N
) UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND )
FORESTRY, RUBBER, )
MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, )
ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND )
SERVICE WORKERS UNION, )
LOCAL 9-0952 )
) Defendant/Counter Claimant, )
) and )
) ROGER IRVIN, )
) Defendant. )
ORDER
After due and proper consideration of the issues raised, and a de novo determination of those portions of the recommendation to which objection is made, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 32) made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B)-(C), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), and S.D. Ala. GenLR 72(a)(2)(S), and dated December 13, 2019, is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: 1. Defendant Roger Irvin’s request to be dismissed from this action as an
improper party is DENIED ; 2. Arbitrator James J. Odom, Jr’s January 4, 2019 decision on the Union’s
Grievance No. 952/18-01 is VACATED to the extent the Arbitrator determined that “just cause” did not exist to justify Irvin’s January 9, 2018 termination and ordered reinstatement with back pay and a 90-day disciplinary suspension.
Final judgment shall issue separately in accordance with this order and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.
DONE and ORDERED this the 31st day of January, 2020.
/s/ Callie V. S. Granade SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2