Legal Opinion
Erkins v. Bryan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 80-7559PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
By this appeal we are required to construe and apply the provisions of the Land-rum-Griffin Act, particularly 29 U.S.C. § 501(b) when persons alleging themselves to be members of a local union seek permission of a United States district court to file an action against former officers of the local alleging misappropriation of union funds, in which action the prospective plaintiffs seek to make a recovery for the benefit of the union.
This section provides:
When any officer, agent, shop steward, or representative of any labor organization is alleged to have violated the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Dudley Warren Schilling, Cross v. J. A. Belcher, Sr., Cross Dudley Warren Schilling v. J. A. Belcher, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Henry Hughes v. Local No. 11 of International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Leo L. Phillips v. Floyd OsborneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Horner v. FerronCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Howard L. Dickerson v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Loretangeli v. CritelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Willie X. Ross v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Erkins v. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Joseph D. BUTTERWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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