Legal Opinion
Gainey v. Vemo
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided January 9, 1986No. C83-1094DPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DIMMICK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, members of a carpenters’ union, challenged the discretionary powers of trustees to refuse contributions to a private union benefit fund. Procedurally, the union moved for a permanent injunction under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3). Defendant trustees responded by moving for summary judgment. After hearing oral argument, the Court grants the trustees’ motion for summary judgment.
I
THE FACTS
No facts are disputed. The controversy began on October 6, 1981, when the plaintiffs, Carpenters Local 470 (“Carpenters”) contracted with their employer, Modern…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gustave D. Toensing v. E. A. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Ponce v. Construction Laborers Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Frank J. Souza v. The Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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