Edward L. Vandeventer, Jr. v. Local Union No. 513 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Afl-Cio

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Edward L. Vandeventer, a member of Local Union No. 513 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO (the Union), brought an action against the Union alleging that he had been disciplined without being afforded the procedural protections required by section 101(a)(5) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(5) (1970). 1 Jurisdiction rests on 29 U.S.C. § 412 (1970). 2 The district court 3 entered judgment in accordance with a jury verdict awarding Vandeventer $25,000 actual damages and $10,000 punitive damages.…