BARGER v. UNITED BHD. OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS

No. 19-3852.

3 F.4th 254 (2021)

Jonathan BARGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA; Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters; Local Union 2, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Defendants-appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen E. Imm , FINNEY LAW FIRM, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Brian F. Quinn , DECARLO & SHANLEY, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. Paul T. Berkowitz , PAUL T. BERKOWITZ & ASSOCIATES, LTD., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters and Local Union 2, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. ON BRIEF: Stephen E. Imm , FINNEY LAW FIRM, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Brian F. Quinn , DECARLO & SHANLEY, P.C., Washington, D.C., Kristin Seifert Watson , CLOPPERT, LATANICK, SAUTER & WASHBURN, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. Paul T. Berkowitz , PAUL T. BERKOWITZ & ASSOCIATES, LTD., Chicago, Illinois, Catherine Harshman , HUNTER CARNAHAN SHOUB BYARD & HARSHMAN, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters and Local Union 2, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

Before: BATCHELDER, BUSH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

At least in part out of self-interest, Jonathan Barger, a union member, accused other union members of overbilling a client. Barger's union prosecuted him under the union's constitution, so Barger filed suit against the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America ("UBC"), Indiana...

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