DiNicola v. Service Employees International Union, Local 503

This case is a dispute between defendant Service Employees International Union Local 503, OPEU (Local 503), and plaintiff Joseph DiNicola, a past-president of the union and a current member of its General Council. DiNicola brought this special proceeding under ORS chapter 65, the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act, to compel Local 503 to disclose its membership list and to convene a meeting of the membership. The trial court entered general and supplemental judgments for DiNicola, including an award of injunctive relief.

On appeal, Local 503 argues that the trial court fundamentally erred in…