Opinion ID: 683061
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Trial Board of Local Members

Text: 19 Canez next contends that his Local constitutional rights were violated when Ramon Morales, then a member of the Executive Board, did not impanel a Trial Board to hear his case. We agree with the district court that this argument lacks merit. The Local Constitution provides that members of the Executive Board of the Local Union will constitute the Trial Board that hears charges against an officer. Uniform Local Union Constitution, Article XII, section 3. Members are disqualified if they are the charging party, or interested in the litigation. The Local Constitution further provides that [w]here the entire Executive Board ... appears to be disqualified, the matter may be referred to the General President.... Id. 20 All the members of the Executive Board signed the charges against Canez. Canez argues that Morales, though he also signed the charges, was not interested because he did not take part in the hearings on October 8th and 10th. The Local Constitution is clear: Morales signed the charges and was therefore disqualified. He had no duty to impanel a Trial Board, and Canez's hearing was properly referred to International's President.