INTERN UNION, SEC, POLICE AND FIRE PROF v. FAYE

No. 15-7084.

828 F.3d 969 (2016)

INTERNATIONAL UNION, SECURITY, POLICE AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. Assane FAYE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Moore argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Scott A. Brooks and Matthew J. Clark.   Anton G. Hajjar , Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Jonathan G. Axelrod , Washington, DC, was on the brief for amicus curiae District of Columbia Nurses Association in support of appellant.

Eden Brown Gaines , White Plains, MD, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.


The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act sets out fiduciary duties that officers and other agents of unions owe the union that employs them. It also permits a union member to bring a lawsuit for breach of those duties in federal court "for the benefit of the labor organization," but only after "the labor organization...

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