409 U.S. 1074 | SCOTUS | 1972
C. A. 2d Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition which read as follows:
“1. Whether a federal court in a Section 102 proceeding, reviewing an expulsion of a member by a union, finding his expulsion in violation of Section 101 (a)(2), and directing his restoration to membership, may also award the member’s attorney reasonable counsel fees.
“2. Whether a federal court in a Section 102 proceeding, in restoring an expelled member to membership, may award reasonable counsel fees when it is found that the member sustained no damages by reason of the expulsion; additionally found that the union in good faith believed it had the right to discipline the member for his conduct; further found no motivation of malice by the union in its discipline of the member and does not find that the
