United States Sixth Circuit

In a labor dispute alleging RICO violations, the District Court, not the NLRB was found to have jurisdiction. An employee has statutory standing to vindicate a wrong within the heart of the union's domain.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/11/2003
• Decided 06/03/2004
• Published 06/03/2004

Judges

• Before BATCHELDER and SUTTON, Circuit Judges;  BELL, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard W. Foster (argued and briefed), Johnson & Bell, John D. McMahan, McMahan Law Firm, Chattanooga, TN, Steve W. Berman, Hagens & Berman, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia A. Seitz (argued and briefed), Mark D. Hopson, Griffith L. Green, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Washington, DC, Roger W. Dickson, Christopher H. Steger, Miller & Martin, Chattanooga, TN, for Appellee.