U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Krista Jones v. Interlake Steamship Company
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Raymond M. Kethledge
- Filed
- Jan. 27, 2025
- Case
- Krista Jones v. Interlake Steamship Company
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0039n.06 No. 24-1435 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jan 27, 2025 KRISTA JONES, ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY; MARINE ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ENGINEERS’ BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, ) DISTRICT 1-PCD, ) ) OPINION Defendants-Appellees. ) Before: KETHLEDGE, THAPAR, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges. KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge. Krista Jones appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and its denial of her motion to amend her complaint. We reject her arguments and affirm. I. In March 2018, Interlake Steamship Company assigned Krista Jones to work as the chief steward (head cook) aboard the Stewart J. Cort—a 1,000-foot freighter that routinely carries iron ore from the far western end of Lake Superior to Chicago. As chief steward, Jones prepared the crew’s meals, supervised the ship’s kitchen staff, and was a dues-paying member of the union for Interlake’s supervisory officers, namely the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association. On May 29, 2019, the Co…
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