Ilwu

International Longshore & Warehouse Union v. Nelson

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599 F. App'x 701
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 2, 201513-35364California643 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of Defendants Cowl-itz County, City of Longview, and individually named law-enforcement officials. We review de novo. Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa, 718 F.3d 800, 822 (9th Cir.2013). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. The Union lacks standing to sue on its own behalf and lacks standing to sue for damages on behalf of its members. Furthermore, its claims for prospective injunctive relief on behalf of its members have become moot.

First, the Union asserts organizational standing. To establish standing, organizations, like individuals, must satisfy the requirements of three elements: (1) injury-in-fact, (2) causation, and (3) redressability. La Asociacion de Trabajadores de Lake Forest v. City of Lake Forest, 624 F.3d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir.2010). “An organization suing on its own behalf can establish an injury when it suffered ‘both a diversion of its resources and a frustration of its mission.’ ” Id. (quoting Fair Hous. of Marin v. Combs, 285 F.3d 899, 905 (9th Cir.2002)). ILWU contends that its members were systematically arrested in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights.…

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