United States Seventh Circuit

In plaintiff's action against his local union and the joint council claiming that they impaired his free speech and assembly rights, fined him, and suspended his union membership without due process, grant of summary judgment to the joint council and jury's ruling against the local in favor of the plaintiff are affirmed where: 1) local's claims of error fail because they dispute jury instructions either that actually benefited it or for which the local waived any challenge; 2) plaintiff's cross-appeal of the district court's denial of relief from summary judgment fails because the new evidence he asks for consideration is cumulative; 3) plaintiff's cross-appeal regarding his attorneys' fees award fails because he neglected to refute the district court's reasons in crafting it; and 4) the parties' remaining claims are without merit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/08/2010
• Decided 03/12/2010
• Published 03/12/2010

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EVANS and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robin B. Potter, Attorney, Potter & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant., Patrick J. O‘Hara, Attorney, Cavanagh & O'Hara, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.