Legal Opinion

Frederick J. Diven v. Amalgamated Transit Union International and Local 689, Amalgamated Transit Union

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 1, 1994No. 93-7075PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge the district court’s refusal to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over appellants’ non-federal claims against appellee Local Union 689. Local 689 is the exclusive bargaining representative of employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), a joint project among, and political subdivision of, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Appellants seek to assert non-federal claims against Local 689 in an otherwise federal lawsuit against the local’s national…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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