Legal Opinion

Donald Moynahan v. Pari-Mutuel Employees Guild of California, Local 280

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 6, 1963No. 18354_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Union, having a closed-shop agreement with turf clubs in California, has, according to appellant, arbitrarily denied him membership in the Union and thereby has prevented him from securing employment as a pari-mutuel clerk. Appellant has brought this action, seeking damages and an injunction against the Union’s continuing to refuse him membership.

Upon a motion by appellees to dismiss the action, the district court received a stipulation of facts establishing that ap pellant had never been admitted to union membership. The district court, treating the motion as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. Carter v. Carter Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Levering & Garrigues Co. v. MorrinSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. Strachman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In Re Ben CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. James Smith v. Local No. 25, Sheet Metal Workers International AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Murphy v. KodzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  5. Wham-O-Mfg. Co., a Corporation v. Paradise Manufacturing Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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