John S. Griffith Construction Co. v. United Brotherhood Of Carpenters & Joiners Of Southern California

785 F.2d 706 121 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3385 , 54 USLW 2513 , 104 Lab.Cas. P 11,868 JOHN S. GRIFFITH CONSTRUCTION CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Carpenters Local Union # 563 and Southern California Conference of Carpenters & Joiners, Defendants-Appellees. No. 84-6501. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 10, 1985. Decided March 20, 1986. Alan J. Saxe, Hersh & Stoll, Newport Beach, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. John T. DeCarlo, DeCarlo & Connor, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SNEED, SCHROEDER, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 John S. Griffith Construction Co. appeals from the district court's dismissal of its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Griffith sought a declaratory judgment to ascertain whether it had repudiated a section 8(f) prehire agreement before the signatory unions had attained majority status. We hold that the court below had jurisdiction in the case; therefore, we reverse and remand. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 2…