Thomsens v. Western Electric Co.

680 F.2d 1263 1982-2 Trade Cases 64,863 James M. THOMSEN, Travis Gatus, John M. Brennan, Jerald R. Jakl, Larry R. Johnson, Anthony T. Pellegrino, individuals, Appellants, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO., INC., The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Appellees. No. 81-4190. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 1982. Decided July 6, 1982. James Duryea, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. Michael H. Salinsky, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, * district judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Western Electric, Pacific Telephone, and American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 512 F.Supp. 128 . 2 The central issues are: (1) whether the defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law on plaintiffs' claims of violations of § 1 of the Sherman Act; and (2) whether the plaintiffs had standing to sue Western for alleged violations of § 2 of the Sherman Act. Six employees…