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HOFFMAN v. KRAMER

No. 02-20070.

362 F.3d 308 (2004)

Louis A. HOFFMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. KRAMER; Marilyn H. Zeiler; Patrick F. Filburn, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Newton Buras, Houston, TX, Howard Taylor Dulmage (argued), Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Patrick M. Flynn (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Before union members may sue officers of their union for breach of their fiduciary duties under Title V of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ("LMRDA"), 29 U.S.C. § 501(a), they must convince the trial court that there is "good cause" for the suit. 29 U.S.C. § 501(b). This court has not had occasion previously to address this "good cause" requirement. We do today.

The district court denied Louis Hoffman...

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