STEVENS v. CAREY

No. 72-1871.

483 F.2d 188 (1973)

Virginia STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rayfield CAREY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving L. Fink, Ronald E. Elberger, Ind. Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ross P. Walker, Indianapolis, Ind., for appellee.

Before PELL and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the important and novel issue of whether a federal district court had subject matter jurisdiction over an action by a federal employee against the federally-recognized union that allegedly expelled her from membership. The district court concluded there was no such jurisdiction and dismissed the action.

I.

Plaintiff Virginia Stevens is a classified civil service employee at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis...

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