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

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDERS

BECKER, Circuit Judge. *

I. Preliminary Statement

In an opinion earlier in this protracted litigation, the Court of Appeals vacated, for lack of pendent jurisdiction, a money judgment on a back salary claim that we had entered in favor of plaintiff William Bender against Teamsters Local 107. The Court of Appeals also remanded the case to us under 28 U.S.C. § 1653 1 to consider whether Bender could retain his judgment by amending his pleadings to allege diversity jurisdiction. This opinion, which follows several post-remand hearings, addresses the question whether…