Taylor
Taylor v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades AFL-CIO
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SANFORD TAYLOR, Case No. 3:18-cv-07827-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES AFL- Re: Dkt. Nos. 27, 33 CIO, et al., Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Sandford Taylor brings claims against his union’s district council, alleging it used a corrupt process to pass new bylaws—including salary increases for council leadership—without sufficient notice to or participation by union membership. Before me are cross-motions for summary judgment by Taylor and by the Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36 (“District Council 36”) and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO (“IUPAT” or “international union”), the two defendants in this case. Although Taylor raises valid concerns about the manner in which District Council 36 handled the bylaws referendum, the defendants are entitled to summary judgment because the undisputed facts show that…