Robert Sepulveda v. Pacific Maritime Association

878 F.2d 1137 131 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2931 , 58 USLW 2084 , 112 Lab.Cas. P 11,329 Robert SEPULVEDA; Richard Nervik; William J. Merino; William J. Harris; Frank Aguirre, Jr.; Ronald C. Adler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION; International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Local 94, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-6283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 12, 1989. Decided June 23, 1989. George W. Shaeffer, Jr., Silver, Kreisler, Goldwasser & Shaeffer, Newport Beach, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. J. Kevin Lilly, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Newport Beach, Cal., and Richard S. Zuckerman, Leonard, Carder & Zuckerman, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, CANBY and TROTT, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Seven unsuccessful applicants for employment as foremen of longshoremen brought this action under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 185 , against Pacific Maritime Association (Pacific Maritime) and International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 94…