Thompson v. United Transportation Union

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Alan E. Thompson, Darrel G. Hinrichsen, Keith P. Fogel, Wallace E. Aim, and Donald D. Boe, sued the United Transportation Union, alleging that the union breached its duty of fair representation by choosing to distribute the surplus of a settlement fund to the entire membership of the union, rather than distributing it to the plaintiffs. The district court 1 granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice. The plaintiffs appeal, arguing that the district court erred in granting the motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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