TALIAFERRO v. SCHIRO

Civ.A. Nos. 83-0388-LC, 83-1042-LC, 83-1141-LC, 84-0650-LC, 84-0777-LC and 84-1005-LC.

669 F.Supp. 763 (1987)

Howard TALIAFERRO v. Don SCHIRO, et al. John CREEL, et al. v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 406, et al. Robert GUIDRY v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 406, et al. Jess W. ROWSEY v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 406, et al. Vincent REED, et al. v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 406, et al. Craig E. EDWARDS, et al. v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 406, et al.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

September 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Tynes, Levingston, Tynes & Liles, Lake Charles, La., for all plaintiffs, except Creel, Hatch and Johnson.

H. Alva Brumfield, III and William P. Brumfield, Brumfield & Brumfield, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs Creel, Hatch and Johnson.

Floyd J. Falcon, Jr. and Daniel L. Avant, Avant & Falcon, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants Don Schiro and Peter Babin, III.

Jerry L. Gardner, Jr., Gardner, Robein & Healey, Metairie, La., for Int'l. Union of Operating Engineers, Local 406.

Columbus J. Laird, Oakdale, La., for Columbus J. Laird.

Willard S. Carlock, Sr., Seagoville, Tex., for Willard S. Carlock, Sr.


OPINION

VERON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in these related civil actions are all members or former members of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 406 ("the Union"), seeking recovery from the Union and its officers for denial of rights guaranteed by 29 U.S.C.A. § 411(a) (1985) and for breach of the Union's duty of fair representation. In Civil Action Nos. 83-0388 and 83-1141 the plaintiffs also included a claim for unlawful discipline...

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