DOTY v. SEWALL

No. 85-1428.

784 F.2d 1 (1986)

Arthur DOTY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Richard SEWALL, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark David Stern, with whom Law Office of Mark D. Stern, P.C., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Gabriel O. Dumont, Jr., with whom Grady, Dumont & Dwyer, was on brief, for defendants, appellees Richard Sewall, Teamsters Local No. 42 and Frank Salemme.

Alan J. McDonald, with whom McDonald and Noonan, was on brief, for defendants, appellees Teamsters Local Union No. 49, Michael Platanites and Joseph Baxter.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, HILL, Senior District Judge.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to determine the appropriate statute of limitations applicable to a "bill of rights" action brought by a union activist against two local unions under Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 411-412.

Appellant Arthur Doty brought suit against two local affiliates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Drivers...

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