Ibtcwha, Local Union No. 2702 v. Western Air Lines, Inc., Air Transport Employees, Plainitff-Appellant v. Western Air Lines, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
On remand from the United States Supreme Court.
ORDER
This matter is before us after the United States Supreme Court vacated our decision in IBTCWHA, Local Union No. 2707 v. Western Air Lines, Inc., 813 F.2d 1359 (9th Cir.1987), and remanded for consideration of mootness. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Airline Division, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 53 , 98 L.Ed.2d 18 (1987). The unions originally filed this action to compel Western Air Lines to submit to arbitration of the unions’ claim that Western’s agreement to merge with Delta Air Lines violated collective bargaining agreements between Western and the unions. The relief sought was an order compelling Western to arbitrate and an injunction prohibiting the merger.
The district court denied the relief, and in an expedited appeal we ordered arbitration and conditionally stayed the merger. Upon the airline’s ex parte application to Justice O’Connor, our stay was lifted and the merger took place. Accordingly, none of the relief sought in the original complaint is now available. See 13A C. Wright, A. Miller & E. Cooper, Federal Practice and Procedure §…