No. 20-1813

Terry Foster, et al. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1516, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 501b due-process fiduciary-duties fiduciary-duty good-cause labor-law lmrda subject-matter-jurisdiction union-member union-membership
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did expulsion of a union member without his presence constitute a lack of due process, good cause as defined by 157.01 LMRDA, Section 501(b)?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did expulsion of a union member without his presence constitute a lack of due process, good cause as defined by 157.01 LMRDA, Section 501(b)? 2. Did expulsion of a union member without due process constitute violation of fiduciary duties by officers under Section 501 LMDRA? 3. Did the United States District Court lack subject matter jurisdiction over the failure to allege “the use of financial improprieties prescribed by Section 50(a)? 4. Whether good cause is limited to the misuse of union funds. 5. Did the denial of union membership to a prospective member constitute good cause and a violation of a fiduciary duty pursuant to 517.01 LMRDA, Section 501(b)?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Terry Foster, et al.
Larry Joe SteeleLarry J. Steele PLC, Petitioner
Larry Joe SteeleLarry J. Steele PLC, Petitioner