Robert W. Wildberger Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio and John N. Sturdivant

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

The former president of a local union representing government employees argues that his removal from office by the parent union violated his right to a “full and fair hearing” as guaranteed by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. We agree. Because the local’s president was a vocal critic of the president of the parent union, the latter’s use of a disciplinary procedure in which he initiated the investigation, determined probable cause, and served as the final adjudicator posed a sufficiently high risk of bias to violate the requirements of the LMRDA.

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