Legal Opinion
Gene Southerland v. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 8, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1988No. 85-4428PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEGGE, District Judge:
FACTS
Plaintiff and appellee Gene Southerland sued the defendant and appellant union under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 411 and 412. Plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages for lost wages, alleging that the union had violated his due process rights in suspending him for a disciplinary violation.
The district court found that the union had violated plaintiffs due process rights, but held that plaintiff had failed to establish any compensable injury. The district court therefore granted a directed verdict and entered…
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