POWELL v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.

No. 96-3531.

119 F.3d 703 (1997)

Waymon POWELL, Claudell Smith, Willie Griffin, Hershel Ward, Odell Lawson; International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC; and Local 5-475, Appellants, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Appellee. INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, CLC, and Its Local 5-475, Roy Matheny, Jr., and Others, Appellants, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Burnette, Little Rock, AR, argued (John W. Walker, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellants.

Troy A. Price, Little Rock, AR, argued (Kathlyn Graves, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, MAGILL, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal from an order disposing of a large sum of money in the district court's registry. The facts important to an understanding of the case are set forth in detail in Powell v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 843 F.Supp. 491 (W.D.Ark.1994). We affirm the district court.1

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