United States v. Houston H. Feaster, Individually and as Director, Alabama State Docksdepartment

TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a dismissal by the trial court of an action by the United States seeking an injunction to restrain the individual appellees and the state of Alabama, acting through them, from barring access of the National Mediation Board to certain books and records of the Alabama Docks Department. In addition to the restraint sought, the United States prayed that a mandatory, injunction require the named individuals to make the books and the records that are requested available to the National Mediation Board.

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