Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Lafayette Fire Fighters' Ass'n Local 472
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided July 22, 1994No. 4:92cv60 ASPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.
I. Procedural History
On August 24, 1992, this claim was filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, James Eric Johnson and Jerry M. Croker, are fire fighters employed by the city of Lafayette, Indiana. The defendant is Lafayette Fire Fighters’ Association Local 472, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO-CLC (“Local 472”). The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant had violated the nonmembers’ Constitutional rights. Specifically, the Lafayette Union had demanded that the plaintiffs pay services charges or agency fees; alternately, the…
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