Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Boyle
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 28, 1971No. Civ. A. 2186-69PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GESELL, District Judge.
This is a derivative class action brought on behalf of coal miners who have a present or future right to benefits as provided by the United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund of 1950. Plaintiffs have qualified under Rule 23.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jurisdiction is founded on diversity and on the general jurisdiction of this Court, 11 D.C.Code § 521, in effect at the time suit was filed.
Defendants are the Fund and its present and certain past trustees; the United Mine Workers of America; and the National Bank of…
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