Atwood v. Pacific Maritime Association

657 F.2d 1055 108 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2867 , 92 Lab.Cas. P 13,024 Homer B. ATWOOD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION, Portland Stevedoring Company, an Oregon corporation, and Local 21 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Defendants-Appellees. No. 79-4348. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1981. Resubmitted July 29, 1981. Decided Sept. 28, 1981. Charles Robinowitz, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Richard C. Hunt, Raymond J. Conboy, Portland, Or., argued, for defendants-appellees; Spears, Lubersky & Campbell & Bledsoe, Portland, Or., on brief. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before ANDERSON, PREGERSON, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The plaintiffs, twelve longshoremen, appeal the judgment of the district court, 432 F.Supp. 491 (D.Or.1977), dismissing actions against Portland Stevedoring Company, Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), and Local 21 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (Local 21). The district court conducted a bench trial, following which it found that Local 21…