Legal Opinion
William Thomas Roach v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, a Labor Organization, Alfred D. Russom v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, a Labor Organization
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1979No. 78-1633, 78-1703PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
William Thomas Roach and Alfred D. Russom initiated separate but virtually identical lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Each plaintiff alleged that the Teamsters Local Union No. 688 (the Union) wrongfully deprived him of certain rights guaranteed to union members by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. In each case the district court 1 concluded the suit was barred by res judicata, granted summary judgment for the Union and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Both…
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