Local No. 1 (ACA), Broadcast Employees of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judge. *

This opinion addresses an application by the defendant International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”) for an allowance of counsel fees and expenses in connection with the investigation and prosecution of its motion and amended motion to hold William Bender, plaintiff in the underlying action, in contempt of our November 8, 1978, order effectuating the IBT-ordered merger of Teamsters Local 1, a plaintiff in the case, with defendant Teamsters Local 107.

The relevant background of the case, which arises out of an unsuccessful suit by Local 1 and…