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. Fisher’s proposed complaint asserted two claims: (1) breach of the duty of fair 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. § 501(a), against defendants Carteris, White, Rodriguez, Crabtree-Ireland, McGuire, Brown, and Powell. Dkt. 1-1. With respect to the Section 501(a) claim, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 501(b), a member of a labor organization may bring suit against “any officer, agent, shop steward,
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