Weathersby v. Boilermakers Union
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date FiledOctober 29, 2026
Docket26-60230
StatusUnpublished
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United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
____________ United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 26-60230 October 29, 2026
Summary Calendar
____________ Thomas B. Plunkett, III
Clerk
Antonio R. Weathersby,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
Boilermakers Union; Huntington Ingalls,
Defendants—Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 1:26-CV-2
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Before Jones, Ho, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Antonio R. Weathersby appeals the dismissal of his complaint raising
a hybrid claim against his employer for breach of the collective bargaining
agreement and a claim against his union for breach of the duty of fair
representation. See DelCostello v. International Bhd. of Teamsters, 462 U.S.
151, 164 (1983).
*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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Weathersby has abandoned his appeal of the dismissal of his complaint
by challenging only the time bar dismissal and not the alternative basis for
dismissal of the complaint for failing to state a claim. See Hughes v. Johnson,
191 F.3d 607, 613 (5th Cir. 1999); Brinkmann v. Dallas Cnty. Deputy Sheriff
Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Nor does he address the district
court’s reasons for denying his motion to stay pending resolution of
proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board or otherwise show
that it was an abuse of discretion. See Petrus v. Bowen, 833 F.2d 581, 583 (5th
Cir. 1987).
As for the denial of his request for leave to amend his complaint,
Weathersby has not shown that the district court abused its discretion as he
does not challenge the basis for denying his request or show that his amended
complaint would state a claim. See Crostley v. Lamar Cnty., 717 F.3d 410, 420
(5th Cir. 2013). Likewise, he has not shown that it was an abuse of discretion
to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction after the dismissal of his sole
federal claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3); Noble v. White, 996 F.2d 797, 799
(5th Cir. 1993).
The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. The motion for
judicial notice is DENIED.
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