Busch v. Givens

627 F.2d 978 105 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2903 , 89 Lab.Cas. P 12,290 Emma BUSCH, Elsie James and Gelonia Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Glenn O. GIVENS, Individually and in his capacity as General President of the Los Angeles American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, Defendant-Appellee. No. 78-2947. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 1, 1980. Decided Sept. 12, 1980. Julius Reich, Reich, Adell, Crost & Perry, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Elizabeth Garfield, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief; Abe F. Levy, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before MARKEY, * Chief Judge, and HUG and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. MARKEY, Chief Judge: 1 Givens appeals the grant of a permanent injunction by the United States District Court, Central District of California, ordering him to fund the attendance of specific delegates at a national union convention. We vacate the injunction. Background 2 Givens is president of the Los Angeles Local of the American Postal Workers Union (Local). Busch, et al. (Busch), are trustees and members of Local. 3 On August 9, 1978, Busch…