HARRISON v. LOCAL 54 OF AMER. FED. OF STATE, C.& M. EMP.

No. 74-2126.

518 F.2d 1276 (1975)

Bonzell HARRISON, Appellant, v. LOCAL 54 OF the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonzell Harrison, pro se, appellant.

Stephen A. Sheller, Michael F. Kraemer, Astor, Weiss & Sheller, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN, VAN DUSEN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) April 11, 1975.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

The question on appeal is whether plaintiff's pro se complaint, fairly construed, sets forth a claim under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., so as to withstand a motion to dismiss. Interpreting the complaint as one sounding in libel and slander, the district court dismissed the...

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