Legal Opinion

McGovern v. Burrus

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 21, 2005No. Civ.A. 04-1084(RJL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEON, District Judge.

Plaintiff John McGovern filed the instant action against the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (“APWU” or “Union”), and several of its officers in their official capacity (collectively “defendants”). The plaintiff alleges, in essence, that the defendants expelled him from the APWU in violation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA” or “Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 401, et seq., the United States Constitution, and the constitution and by-laws of the APWU. Presently before the Court is defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or, in the…

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