PATTERSON v. INTERN. BROTH. OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 959

No. 95-36227.

121 F.3d 1345 (1997)

William L. PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 959; Creamery Corporation d/b/a Matanuska Maid, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lee Petersen, Anchorage, AK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ronald L. Bliss, Bliss & Wilkens, Anchorage, AK, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: WALLACE, JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge NOONAN.

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

William L. Patterson appeals from the district court's summary judgment in favor of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 959 (Local 959). Patterson contends Local 959 breached its duty of fair representation while assisting him in his grievance and arbitration proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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