Legal Opinion
James Sams and Jimmie Orr v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, Clc
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1989No. 88-8242PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge:
James Sams and Jimmie Orr appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (Alaimo, C.J.), Sams v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, 681 F.Supp. 1575 (S.D.Ga.1988), granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing Sams’ and Orr’s claims. We reverse and remand.
I. Background
Appellants James Sams and Jimmie Orr are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and its Local Nos. 442 and 433 (the Union), the defendant in this case. On May 17th, 1984, a…
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