Legal Opinion
Rodonich v. Senyshyn
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 10, 1995No. Nos. 54, 55, Dockets 92-7394, 93-9262PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether a union member who sues his union under § 102 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”), 29 U.S.C. § 412, is precluded from recovering attorney’s fees from the union where the sole relief achieved is money damages. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Camella, J.) answered that question in the affirmative and therefore denied plaintiff Harry Diduck’s request for attorney’s fees after entry of judgment in his favor on remand from this Court. We conclude that the *30answer to the…
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