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ROBERTSON v. BANANA HANDLERS INTER. LONGSHORE. ASS'N

Civ. A. No. 9892.

183 F.Supp. 423 (1960)

James ROBERTSON, Stephanos L. Wilburn, Thomas Ganier, and Wilfred Williams, Plaintiffs v. BANANA HANDLERS INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, LOCAL UNION 1800, AFL-CIO; Henry Williams, as President; William H. Mathews, as Financial Secretary; Jesse Johnson, as Recording Secretary; Frank Jones, as First Vice President; and Dennis Loper, as Second Vice President, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

April 29, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. Jay Krieger, Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Adrian G. Duplantier, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.

Four former members of the Banana Handlers ILA Local 1800 bring this action for reinstatement and for damages against the Union and its principal officers. They also seek to enjoin an election scheduled for April 17, 1960. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that they were expelled from Union membership illegally, without being advised of the charges against them and without a full fair hearing, and that, by reason of their expulsion...

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