Thomas Schramm v. Neenah Paper Michigan, Inc.

Type

Opinion

Author

Jane Branstetter Stranch

Filed

Oct. 6, 2025

Case

Thomas Schramm v. Neenah Paper Michigan, Inc.

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0450n.06 No. 24-1882 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ) THOMAS SCHRAMM, ) FILED Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Oct 06, 2025 ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk v. ) ) NEENAH PAPER MICHIGAN, INC., ) ON APPEAL FROM THE Defendant, ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ) ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE ) OPINION WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL- ) CIO-CLC, aka United Steel Workers, aka USW, ) ) Defendant-Appellee. ) ) Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; STRANCH and RITZ, Circuit Judges. JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. Thomas Schramm filed suit against his Union, United Steelworkers International, asserting breach of the duty of fair representation arising out of the Union’s refusal to grieve his second termination. The district court granted summary judgment on the ground that Schramm failed to adduce sufficient evidence of a breach. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Since 1986, Schramm worked for Neenah Paper Company, a producer of paper-based consumer products, at the…

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