James R. Myers v. Affiliated Property Craftsmen Local No. 44 Of The International Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees And Moving Picture Machine Operators Of The United States And Canada

667 F.2d 817 109 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2799 , 93 Lab.Cas. P 13,254 James R. MYERS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. AFFILIATED PROPERTY CRAFTSMEN LOCAL NO. 44 OF the INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES AND MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERATORS OF the UNITED STATES AND CANADA; International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada; and Don Bernarducci, Defendants/Appellees. No. 80-5340. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 1981. Decided Feb. 8, 1982. Everett S. Hinchcliffe, Glendale, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant. Louis Burg, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants/appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ALARCON and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON * , District Judge. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant, James R. Myers, sued the defendant union, Affiliated Property Craftsmen, Local 44 (Local 44), claiming Local 44 expelled him from the union without providing a "full and fair hearing" as required by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (L.M.R.D.A.), 29 U.S.C. § 411 (a)(5)(C) (1976). 1 2 The L.M.R.D.A.…