BULLOCK v. DRESSEL

No. 05-1573.

435 F.3d 294 (2006)

James C. BULLOCK; James Umbenhauer; Charles L. Voorhies; Rickey Ward, Appellants v. Richard DRESSEL; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 164.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed January 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Fisher, (Argued), Portland, OR, John A. Stone, Edwards & Caldwell, Hawthorne, NJ, for Appellants.

Gary A. Carlson, (Argued), Kroll Heineman Giblin, Iselin, NJ, for Appellees.

Before BARRY and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.


BARRY, Circuit Judge.

The District Court granted defendant Local 164's motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs' claim under § 101(a)(5) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ("LMRDA"), 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(5), their claim for breach of the duty of fair representation, and their state law defamation claims. Plaintiffs, now appellants herein, are four members of other local unions under the umbrella of the International Brotherhood of...

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