Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Kramer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2004No. 02-20070PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Before union members may sue officers of their union for breach of their fiduciary duties under Title V of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”), 29 U.S.C. § 501(a), they must convince the trial court that there is “good cause” for the suit. 29 U.S.C. § 501(b). This court has not had occasion previously to address this “good cause” requirement. We do today.
The district court denied Louis Hoffman’s application for leave to sue three former officials of his union, the Southwest Airline Pilots Association (“SWAPA”). The district court held that…
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