Ross v. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers

634 F.2d 453 106 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2416 , 90 Lab.Cas. P 12,489 Glynn ROSS and Nancy Ross, husband and wife, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, a Labor Organization Organized Under the Laws of the United States of America; Raymond Duke, International Vice-President, and Thelma Duke, Defendants-Appellees. No. 77-3914. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 13, 1980. Decided Dec. 22, 1980. 1 R. Kelly Hocker, Tempe, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant. 2 Mark I. Harrison, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. 4 Before CHAMBERS and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and ZIRPOLI, * District Judge. 5 ZIRPOLI, Senior District Judge. 6 The factual background of this lawsuit is set forth in this court's opinion in Ross v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 513 F.2d 840 (9th Cir. 1975). It may briefly be restated here. 7 In 1972, appellant Glynn Ross was running for reelection to his post as financial secretary and business manager of Local 640 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ("IBEW"). He was opposed in the election by Mike…