Legal Opinion
Locke v. Karass
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 2, 2005No. 05-CV-00112-P-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
SINGAD, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Docket # 6). Plaintiffs are state employees who have declined to become members of the Defendant Maine State Employees Association (“nonmembers” of the “MSEA”). Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the Defendants from collecting service fees from the named plaintiffs and others similarly situated. 1 Plaintiffs bring their claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the procedure implementing the service fees is unconstitutional under Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hudson, 475 U.S.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station EmployesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Locke v. KarassCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Locke v. KarassDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2006
- Me. Republican Party v. DunlapDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2018
- Knox v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASS'NCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Dianne Knox v. California State Employees AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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