SIPE v. LOCAL U. NO. 191 CARPENTERS AND JOINERS

No. 74-455 Civil.

393 F.Supp. 865 (1975)

Harry SIPE, Plaintiff, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 191 UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, etc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Pennsylvania.

March 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald E. Ruth, York, Pa., for plaintiff.

Bruce E. Endy, Bernard N. Katz, Meranze, Katz, Spear & Wilderman, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Local 191, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

Donn I. Cohen, Liverant, Senft & Cohen, York, Pa., for defendants John C. Hollinger, William Thomas Stephens, Harry E. Ness, Jr. and Dwight Bortner.

Leonard M. Sagot, Thomas W. Jennings, Ettinger, Poserina, Silverman, Dubin, Anapol & Sagot, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and Raleigh Rajoppi.


SHERIDAN, Chief Judge.

This action arises as a result of the removal of plaintiff from his office as Business Representative of Local 191, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (Local), the imposition of a fine, and the prohibition to run for or to hold any Union office for three years. Plaintiff contends: the Union's adjudicative procedure was fraudulent and inadequate, both legally and within the context of the Union Constitution and Laws; the trial and review...

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