John Morrell & Co. v. Local Union 304A of the United Food & Commercial Workers

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Local Union 304A of the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIO and CLC, and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO and CLC, appeal an order of the district court directing them to pay the clerk of the district court a fee of $281,450.25. This fee represents forty-five days’ interest on treasury bills that were purchased as security pending appeal of a judgment against the Unions. The Unions argue that no authority exists for the awarding of this fee. We disagree and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises tangentially from a lawsuit by John…