5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1134, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8598 Ralph Griffin and Robert E. Keele v. Pacific Maritime Association and Local 13, International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

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478 F.2d 1118
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 25, 197372-2117California1,328 words

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478 F.2d 1118 5 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1134 , 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8598 Ralph GRIFFIN and Robert E. Keele, Appellants, v. PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION and Local 13, International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Appellees. No. 72-2117. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 25, 1973. Erwin Morse, Herbert E. Selwyn, Selwyn, Capalbo & Morse, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants. Kenneth W. Anderson, Kenneth E. Ristau, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., George E. Shibley, (for Local 13, ILWU), Long Beach, Cal., for appellees. Before MERRILL, ELY, and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 A group of longshoremen appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of their union and certain employers. 2 The longshoremen complain that in 1946, they were "deregistered" by the union and prevented from pursuing their trade until, several years later, they were allowed to reregister. They alleged that the 1946 layoff was racially motivated and contend that the blacks and Mexican-Americans who were deregistered are entitled to receive credit (towards seniority and vacation, automation and pension pay) for the periods during which they did not work,…

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