Local 2750, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Afl-Cio v. Cole

663 F.2d 983 10 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2108 , 92 Lab.Cas. P 13,175 LOCAL 2750, LUMBER AND SAWMILL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul B. COLE, Elisabeth C. Butler, Spencer R. Collins, Martha B. Watts, Anna Rosborough, Ruth Cole Cainen, Louis Salmon, William Hubert Lindsey, Jr., d/b/a Rosboro Lumber Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-2251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1980. Decided Dec. 14, 1981. Bernard Jolles, Franklin, Bennett, Ofelt & Jolles, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. Sherman B. Kellar, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge and BATTIN, * District Judge. BROWNING, Chief Judge: 1 While the Rosboro Lumber Company was experiencing labor difficulties, bolts were discovered in the gear box of a large piece of equipment. Fearing employee sabotage, the company shut down its plant. The plant remained closed for nearly two months. The union filed this action under section 301(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), 29 U.S.C. § 185 , seeking to enjoin the shutdown and to…