Local 1894, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Holsapple

This appeal involves a complaint for declaratory judgment and for a judgment enjoining defendant, Lee Holsapple, sheriff of Macon County, from using auxiliary deputies for duties that should be performed by regular deputies. The trial court dismissed the original complaint on the basis that the plaintiff union, Local 1894, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (Local 1894), which was the representative of the regular deputies, had no standing to bring the injunction. Plaintiff was allowed to refile its complaint and added John Kendall, a resident taxpayer and…