United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers

WINTER, Chief Judge:

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”) appeals from a decision by Judge Edelstein interpreting a consent decree (“Consent Decree” or “Decree”) to require the IBT to pay for an Election Officer’s supervision of a rerun of the 1996 IBT elections. The IBT argues that under the terms of the Decree, the government must pay the cost of supervision if it chooses to have the rerun supervised. We agree. The Decree provides that if the government chooses to *407supervise the 1996 elections, of which the rerun is conceded to be a part, the government will bear the cost.…