Legal Opinion
United States v. District Council of New York City
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 12, 2006No. 90 Civ. 5722(CSH)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this civil RICO action against a labor organization, the government moves for an order holding the organization and its president in contempt of a consent decree previously entered in the case. The question presented is whether collective bargaining agreements entered into by the labor organization with employers violated the consent decree.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Complaint
On July 16, 1991 the government filed a Supplemental Complaint (“the Complaint”) against the District Council of New York City and Vicinity of the United Brotherhood…
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