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

952 F.2d 1073 139 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2104 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. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Dec. 18, 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. ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION 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…