Nicanor E. Casumpang, Jr. v. International Longshoremen's And Warehousemen's Union, Local 142

269 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2001) NICANOR E. CASUMPANG, JR., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION, LOCAL 142, DEFENDANT, AND JOHN DOES 1-10; INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION, LOCAL 142; EUSEBIO LAPENIA, JR., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 99-16674 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued February 15, 2001 Submission deferred February 15, 2001 Submitted March 9, 2001 Filed October 23, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Shawn Anthony Luis (argued), Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellant. Herbert R. Takahashi, Honolulu, Hawaii; Fred H. Altshuler (argued), Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Berzon & Rubin, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; Alan C. Kay, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-98-00775-ACK Before: Alarcon, Kozinski, and Hawkins, Circuit Judges. Alarcon, Circuit Judge: 1 Nicanor E. Casumpang, Jr. appeals from the dismissal of this action. The district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Title IV of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ("LMRDA"), 29 U.S.C.…