Legal Opinion
Kevin Howard v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 131
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 1977No. 76-1377PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Howard sued under 29 U.S.C. § 412 1 for damages and reinstatement as a member of Local # 131, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (“Local 131” or “the Local”). He complained that he was expelled from the Local without any of the procédural safeguards required by section 101(a)(5) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(5). 2 The Local defended on the ground that as Howard’s expulsion was for nonpayment of dues, no such procedures were required. After an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gurton v. AronsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- James Smith v. Local No. 25, Sheet Metal Workers International AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by14 opinions
- Dow v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Local No. 48, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Forrest G. English and Robert M. Owens v. William J. Cowell, Donald Siddens, Charles J. ConnorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Myers v. Affiliated Property Craftsmen Local No. 44Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Meader v. District Lodge 4, Industrial Union of Marine WorkersDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1992
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