Legal Opinion
William J. Usery, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 720, Laborers' International Union of North America, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1977No. 76-1055PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The question is whether in an enforcement action under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, LMRDA, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., the Secretary of Labor has a privilege not to reveal the identities and statements of informants. The Secretary objected to certain interrogatories propounded by the defendant Union and asserted that the information sought was privileged. The court overruled the objection and ordered the Secretary to answer. He declined to do so. On the motion of the defendant, the court dismissed the action and the Secretary has…
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