Eugene Scalia v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUGENE SCALIA, Case No. 19-cv-02103-DMR
Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION v. FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS
ROGATORY
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION, Re: Dkt. No. 80 11 Defendant. 12 On April 18, 2019, Plaintiff Eugene Scalia, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), filed a complaint against Defendant International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) under Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. §§ 481-83 (“LMRDA”). [Docket No. 1.] DOL filed an amended complaint on August 30, 2019. [Docket No. 28 (“FAC”).] DOL seeks a judgment invalidating ILWU’s September 2018 election of union officers and an order that ILWU conduct a new election for those positions. On June 5, 2020, ILWU filed a motion requesting that the court issue letters rogatory to the Republic of Panama. [Docket Nos. 80 (“Mot.”), 84 (“Reply”).] DOL…