Frances Fisher v. Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
On June 25, 2021, plaintiff Francis Fisher filed a verified application, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 501(b), to file a proposed complaint against defendants Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“SAG-AFTRA”), Gabrielle Carteris, David P. White, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Ray Rodriguez, Michael Pniewski, David Hartley-Margolin, John T. McGuire, John Carter Brown, and Linda Powell. Dkt. 1. Plaintiff’s proposed complaint asserted two claims: (1) breach of the duty of fair CV-549 (01/18) CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Page 1 of 26 Case 2:21-cv-05215-CAS-JEM Document 38 Filed 01/24/22 Page 2of26 Page ID #:555
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL ‘O’
Case No. 2:21-cv-05215-CAS (JEMx) Date January 24, 2022 Title FRANCES FISHER V. SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS ET AL.
representation, in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 159(a), against defendants White, Rodriguez, McGuire, Hartley-Margolin, Pniewski, Brown, and Powell; and (2) breach of fiduciary duty, in violation of 29 U.S.C. §…