FRED C. CARR, Jr. v. Allied Waste Systems of Alameda County;

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
FRED C. CARR, Jr.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ALLIED WASTE SYSTEMS OF
ALAMEDA COUNTY; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 11-17524
D.C. No. 4:10-cv-00715-PJH
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 16, 2013**
Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Fred C. Carr, Jr., appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing his action alleging, among other things, that his employer wrongfully
terminated him in violation of its collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with
FILED
APR 23 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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his union, and that the union breached its duty of fair representation. We have
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Harper v. San Diego
Transit Corp., 764 F.2d 663, 665-66 (9th Cir. 1985). We affirm.
Removal of Carr’s action to federal court was proper because Carr alleged
state-law claims that were preempted by federal law. See Ramirez v. Fox
Television Station, Inc., 998 F.2d 743, 747-48 (9th Cir. 1993) (state-law claims are
preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act if their resolution
depends upon the meaning of a CBA, and removal of such claims is permissible);
Stallcop v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 820 F.2d 1044, 1048-49 (9th Cir. 1987)
(concluding that state-law claims were preempted by § 301).
The district court properly dismissed Carr’s hybrid fair representation/§ 301
claims because Carr failed to allege facts demonstrating that the union’s conduct
was arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith. See Bliesner v. Commc’n Workers of
Am., 464 F.3d 910, 913 (9th Cir. 2006) (“An aggrieved party may bring a hybrid
fair representation/§ 301 suit against the union, the employer, or both. In order to
prevail in any such suit, the plaintiff must show that the union and the employer
have both breached their respective duties.”); Peterson v. Kennedy, 771 F.2d 1244,
1253 (9th Cir. 1986) (“A union breaches its duty of fair representation only when

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its conduct toward a member of the collective bargaining unit is arbitrary,
discriminatory, or in bad faith.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Carr’s motions for
reconsideration because Carr failed to establish a basis warranting reconsideration.
See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63
(9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Carr’s motions for
leave to amend his complaint. See Chodos v. West Publ’g Co., 292 F.3d 992, 1003
(9th Cir. 2002) (setting forth standard of review and noting that the district court’s
discretion is particularly broad when it has already granted leave to amend).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Carr’s motion for
recusal. See Taylor v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 993 F.2d 710, 712-13 (9th Cir.
1993) (per curiam) (stating standard of review and noting that adverse rulings
alone are insufficient to demonstrate judicial bias).
Carr’s contentions concerning whether the district court improperly
considered facts or evidence outside the pleadings are unpersuasive.
Defendants’ request for judicial notice is granted.

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Defendants’ opposed motion to accept late copies of the answering brief in
paper form is granted.
AFFIRMED.

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