INTERN. ASS'N OF BRIDGE, ETC. v. MADISON INDUSTRIES

Nos. 82-5985, 83-1644.

733 F.2d 656 (1984)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, AND REINFORCING IRONWORKERS' LOCAL UNION 75, Petitioner/Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. MADISON INDUSTRIES, INC., an Arizona Corporation, Respondent/Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Curtis, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioner/appellant/cross-appellee.

Paul M. Peterson, Jerome L. Froimson, Jerome L. Froimson, Ltd., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent/appellee/cross-appellant.

Before GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and NELSON, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the effect of an unresolved attorney's fees request on the finality of a merits judgment. For the reasons explained below, we announce the rule that a judgment on the merits is a separate, final, and appealable decision — even though a request for attorney's fees is involved.

FACTS

Pursuant to Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act § 301, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1982), Local 75 of the...

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