Legal Opinion
Bliss v. Holmes
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1988No. 87-1850PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendants Holmes, Brennan, Leebove, and Teamsters Local 337 of Detroit appeal a July 30, 1987 order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan awarding attorney fees to plaintiffs-appellees Bliss, Savage, Matuszewski and Provo. The $11,500 award was for work undertaken prior to the 1983 union election to enforce sections 401(c) and 401(g) of Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA or the Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 481(c), 481(g) (1982), against the defendants. Section 401(c) enables a bona fide candidate for union office to compel the union…
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