Legal Opinion
Biw Deceived v. Local S6, Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, Iamaw District Lodge 4
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 30, 1997No. 96-2311PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this procedural motley, a band of plaintiffs — the eponymous BIW Deceived — locks horns with Local S6 of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers (the Union) over issues pertaining to removal and remand. The peculiarities of this engagement impel us to adumbrate our necessarily circuitous decisional path. After delineating the relevant facts and procedural history, we address whether the plaintiffs have waived their right to appeal either by inviting the judgment or by failing to seek our intervention at an earlier date. Finding no default, we proceed to…
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