27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 569, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,214 Sahib Aleem v. General Felt Industries, Inc., Local Union No. 428, United Rubber Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, and the International Union, United Rubber Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc

661 F.2d 135 27 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 569 , 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,214 Sahib ALEEM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL FELT INDUSTRIES, INC., Local Union No. 428, United Rubber Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC, and the International Union, United Rubber Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 79-3657. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 5, 1981. Decided Nov. 12, 1981. Sahbi Aleem, pro se. Richard J. Cantrell, Cantrell & Green, Inc., Long Beach, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before DUNIWAY, PREGERSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge. 1 This case involves a series of unsuccessful actions brought by Aleem to contest his discharge by General Felt Industries. Aleem contended that he was fired for religious reasons, and filed a grievance to protest his discharge. In June 1977, an arbitrator found that he had been fired for cause. Aleem challenged the arbitrator's decision in state court, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which Aleem had joined as a defendant, removed the…