Dennis L. Christensen General Building Contractor, Inc., a California Corporation v. General Building Contractor, Inc., a California Corp. v. Southern California Conference of Carpenters, a Labor Organization

943 F.2d 1065 138 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2209 , 119 Lab.Cas. P 10,896 DENNIS L. CHRISTENSEN GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR, INC., a California corp., Plaintiff, v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS, A Labor Organization, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-55839. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1991. Decided Aug. 27, 1991. Gordon K. Hubel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Kenneth J. Rose, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before D.W. NELSON, O'SCANNLAIN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We must determine whether a union's contested attempt to extend a collective bargaining agreement's application beyond its delineated geographical territory is an arbitrable dispute. 2 * In 1986, Dennis L. Christensen General Building Contractor, Inc. ("Christensen"), signed a short form memorandum agreement with the Southern California Conference of Carpenters ("SCCC"). The SCCC is a consortium of various labor…