U.S. v. INTERNATIONAL BROTH. OF TEAMSTERS

Nos. 1348, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1465, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469, 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1480, 1481, 1565, 1569, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1578, 1590, 1591, 1592, 1593, 1594, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1619, 1629, 1630, 1631 and 1802, Dockets 90-6038, 6046, 6048, 6056, 6058, 6060, 6064, 6066, 6068, 6070, 6074, 6076, 6078, 6080, 6082, 6084, 6086, 6088, 6090, 6094, 6096, 6098, 6100, 6102, 6106, 6108, 6110, 6112, 6114, 6116, 6118, 6120, 6122, 6124, 6126, 6128, 6130, 6132, 6134 and 6140.

907 F.2d 277 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO et al., Defendants. Appeal of INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFERS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, Defendant. Appeal of HIGHWAY & LOCAL MOTOR FREIGHT DRIVERS, DOCKMEN AND HELPERS, LOCAL UNION 707, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Grady, Gen. Counsel, International Broth. of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. (Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Duane B. Beeson, San Francisco, Cal. (Beeson, Tayer, Silbert, Bodine & Livingston, San Francisco, Cal., Gerry M. Miller, Fred Perillo, Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, Milwaukee, Wis., Kenneth K. Fisher, Freddy R. Wiedmann, Fisher & Fisher, Brooklyn, New York City, of counsel), for appellant Affiliates.

John R. Climaco, Cleveland, Ohio (Wendell Shepherd, Roy Barnes, P.C., New York City, Paul S. Lefkowitz, Climaco, Climaco, Seminatore, Lefkowitz & Garofoli Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, of counsel), for appellants Beer, Beverage and Wine Industry Salesmen, Workers, Drivers, Helpers and Warehousemen, Funeral and Livery Chauffeurs and Helpers, Funeral Home Employees, Floral and Special Services Drivers, Helpers, Workers and All Auto. Salesmen, Cuyahoga County and Vicinity Ohio, Union Local 293; Truck Drivers Union Local 348; Excavating, Building Material, Construction Drivers, Race Track Employees, Lake, Geauga Counties and Vicinity, Ohio, Local 436; Ice, Coal, Miscellaneous Scrap Metal, Auto Wrecking and Smelting Drivers and Workers, Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga Counties, Ohio, Local 422; and Union Local 473, Newspapers and Magazine Delivery Drivers, Chauffeurs and Handlers.

Barry Ivan Slotnick, New York City (Robert L. Tucker, Louis H. Benjamin, Slotnick & Baker, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Teamsters Union Locals 813 and 1034.

Eugene S. Friedman, New York City (Jay P. Levy-Warren, Michael Barrett, Bruce S. Levine, Friedman & Levy-Warren, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Building Material Teamsters Local 282 and Highway & Local Motor Freight Drivers, Dockmen & Helpers, Union Local 707.

Caesar C. Guazzo, New York City (Mark C. Rushfield, Delia M. Guazzo, Guazzo, Perelson, Rushfield & Guazzo, New York City, of counsel), for appellants Joint Council 73; Merchandise Drivers Union Local 641; Teamsters Union Local 522; Teamsters Union Local 177; New Jersey Mailers Local 1100; Bakery Drivers and Salesmen, Local 194; Teamsters Union Locals 478, 408, 863, 11, 418, 462; Truck Drivers, Warehousemen, Frozen Foods, Allied Industries of Northern New Jersey, Union Local 617; Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees, Union Local 680; Highway and Local Motor Freight Drivers, Dockmen and Helpers, Union Local 701; Union Local 945, IBT; Teamsters Union Local 125; Beer Drivers, Helpers, Loaders, Unloaders, etc. Local 153; Teamsters Union Local 30; Joint Council 53 and its affiliated local unions; and the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters.

Gerard J. Sweeney, Sweeney, Gallo & Reich, Sunnyside, N.Y., of counsel, for appellant Union Local 803.

Franklin K. Moss, Spivack, Lipton, Watanabe & Spivack, New York City, of counsel, for appellants Joint Councils 7, 37, 38, 39, 43 and 65; Union Locals 23, 43, 75, 200, 344, 662, 579, 695, 563, 1081, 15, 70, 78, 85, 94, 137, 150, 216, 226, 228, 278, 287, 291, 296, 302, 315, 350, 386, 431, 432, 439, 484, 490, 517, 533, 550, 507, 576, 588, 601, 616, 624, 665, 679, 746, 748, 849, 853, 857, 860, 890, 912, 542, 57, 58, 81, 162, 206, 223, 281, 305, 324, 962, 24, 40, 52, 92, 100, 105, 114, 400, 407, 428, 450, 571, 637, 654, 661, 908, 957, 964, 1199, 1717, 7, 51, 124, 164, 214, 243, 247, 283, 299, 328, 332, 337, 339, 372, 406, 486, 580, 614, 1038, 1620 and 2040.

Ira A. Sturm, Manning, Raab, Dealy & Sturm, New York City, of counsel, for appellant Union Local 210.

Michael B. Standard, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, New York City, of counsel, for appellant Union Local 840.

D. Gayle Loftis, Chasan, Leyner, Tarrant, Loftis & Lamparello, Jersey City, N.J., of counsel, for appellant Merchandise Drivers Union Local 641.

Gerald Richman, Shapiro, Shiff, Beilly, Rosenberg & Fox, New York City, of counsel, for appellant Union Locals 202 and 812.

Ira Drogin, New York City, of counsel, for appellant Union Local 295.

Harvey S. Mars, Law Offices of Thomas Gleason, New York City, of counsel, for appellants Joint Councils 9 and 55 and Union Locals 28, 33, 61, 67, 71, 86, 246, 391, 509, 639, 730, 922 and 1714.

Carmena B. Schwecke, Iannuzzi and Iannuzzi, New York City, of counsel, for appellant Union Local 27.

David Grossman, Schneider, Cohen, Solomon, Leder & Montalbano, Cranford, N.J., of counsel, for appellant Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, Union Local 560.

Gerard F. Daley, Grady & Dwyer, Boston, Mass., of counsel, for appellants Joint Council 10 and Union Locals 1, 25, 42, 49, 55, 59, 64, 82, 122, 127, 157, 170, 259, 340, 379, 380, 404, 437, 494, 496, 504, 526, 597, 633, 653, 686, 829 and 841.

Andrew S. Fisher, Sidney L. Meyer, Jane Simkin Smith, Fisher & Fisher, Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel, for appellant Union Local 810.

Daniel Engelstein, Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, New York City, of counsel, for appellants Union Locals 19, 997, 657, 577, 745, 988, 516, 373, 182, 858, 687 and 72 and Joint Councils 16, 18 and 80.

Patrick J. Calihan, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant Union Local 727.

Susan Martin, Sipser, Weinstock, Harper & Dorn, New York City, of counsel, for appellants Union Locals 191, 443, 493, 1150, 63, 87, 166, 186, 208, 389, 399, 495, 598, 630, 692, 848, 896, 911, and Joint Council 64.

Edward M. Shaw, Stillman, Friedman & Shaw, New York City, of counsel, for appellants Union Locals 727, 142, 703, 710, 738, 744.

J. Warren Mangan, O'Conner & Mangan, Long Island City, N.Y., of counsel, for appellant Union Local 807.

Richard W. Mark, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty., S.D. New York, Edward T. Ferguson, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Laurence Gold, Walter Kamiat, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Before MESKILL, WINTER and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

These appeals challenge Judge Edelstein's order enjoining all members and affiliates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ("IBT") from litigating issues related to a Consent Decree between the IBT and the government in any court other than the Southern District of New York. We affirm the injunction as a valid exercise of the district court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (1988), to issue orders "in aid of...

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