Legal Opinion
Ed Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1972No. 25467PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Kerr, a member of defendant Screen Extras Guild, Inc., a labor organization, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his action under 29 U.S.C. §§ 412 and 529. We reverse.
The following facts are not in dispute: Kerr was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the Guild in December 1968. On May 12,1969, Daily Variety, a motion picture industry trade publication, ran a story which stated that the Guild had been found in violation of the provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act which guarantee the rights of union members to campaign…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Salzhandler v. CaputoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers v. E. T. BraswellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Gartner v. SolonerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- McDonald v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Stelling v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 1547Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Ed Kerr, for and on Behalf of Himself and All Other Members of Screen Extras Guild, Inc., a Labor Organization v. H. O'Neil ShanksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Frank Winterberger v. General Teamsters Auto Truck Drivers and Helpers Local Union 162 and Joseph M. EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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