Uyeda v. Brooks, 16498.

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (6th Circuit)
Writing for the CourtCECIL, O'SULLIVAN and PHILLIPS, Circuit
Citation348 F.2d 633
PartiesYoshio UYEDA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerome H. BROOKS, Acting Regional Director, Seventh Region, National Labor Relations Board, Defendant-Appellant.
Docket NumberNo. 16498.,16498.
Decision Date21 July 1965

348 F.2d 633 (1965)

Yoshio UYEDA, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jerome H. BROOKS, Acting Regional Director, Seventh Region, National Labor Relations Board, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 16498.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

July 21, 1965.


Arnold Ordman, Gen. Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Stephen B. Goldberg, Atty., National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Milton Roberts, Detroit, Mich., for appellee.

Before CECIL, O'SULLIVAN and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

HARRY PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the issues have become moot because defendant-appellant, the Acting Regional Director of the Seventh Region of the National Labor Relations Board, has complied voluntarily with the judgment of the district court.

348 F.2d 634

Mitchiyoshi Uyeda, brother of plaintiff, is engaged in business in Detroit, Michigan, as a sole proprietorship under the name of Udaco Manufacturing Company. Plaintiff has been employed in this business for more than seventeen years as a "set-up man and machine operator."

On November 14, 1963, a consent representation election by secret ballot was conducted under the supervision of the regional director among the seven production and maintenance employees of this firm. The results of the election, as set forth in the Board's tally of ballots, showed that of seven ballots cast five were opened and counted, of which three were cast for representation by the union and two against the representation by the union.

The remaining two ballots, one of which was plaintiff's, were challenged and not opened. The regional director ruled that because of "the flat salary basis of compensation which remains constant notwithstanding the number of hours worked, the close family affinity, including, until recently, collective living arrangements * * *" plaintiff enjoys a special status with the employer and shares "a community of interest with the employer rather than with the rank-and-file work force as a whole" and that plaintiff was not eligible to vote in the election. The regional director thereupon certified the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, as bargaining representative. The union then made demand that the employer meet with it for the purpose of collective bargaining. Upon refusal of the employer to bargain, the union filed charges with the Board, which thereupon issued a complaint alleging that the employer has committed an unfair labor practice in refusing to bargain.

Plaintiff filed suit in the district court charging that he was within the appropriate collective bargaining unit and was eligible to vote in the representation election; that the regional director...

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  • Leisnoi, Inc. v. Merdes, S–13790.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Alaska (US)
    • April 26, 2013
    ...351 U.S. at 183, 76 S.Ct. 758);Hill v. Whitlock Oil Servs., Inc., 450 F.2d 170, 172 (10th Cir.1971) (citations omitted); Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633, 635 (6th Cir.1965); Del Rio Land, Inc. v. Haumont, 110 Ariz. 7, 514 P.2d 1003, 1006 (1973) (citations omitted) (holding that involuntary pa......
  • Montalvo v. Madera Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Education
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • November 17, 1971
    ...Appellant's compliance under the compulsion of a continued suspension from school does not render the matter moot (Uyeda v. Brooks (1965) 348 F.2d 633 at 635 (6th Cir.) (Reversed on other grounds, Uyeda v. Brooks (1966) 365 F.2d 326 (6th Cir))). This position was not mentioned in the trial ......
  • Wiley v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, s. 76-1985
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (10th Circuit)
    • December 17, 1979
    ...records and awards are at stake, this court can render a decision that will affect the rights of the litigants. See Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633 (6th Cir. DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312, 94 S.Ct. 1706, 40 L.Ed.2d 164 (1974), does not require a different result on these facts. The Univer......
  • Leisnoi, Inc. v. Merdes & Merdes, P.C., Supreme Court No. S-13790
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Alaska (US)
    • February 1, 2013
    ...Cahill, 351 U.S. at 183); Hill v. Whitlock Oil Servs., Inc., 450 F.2d 170, 172 (10th Cir. 1971) (citations omitted); Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633, 635 (6th Cir. 1965); Del Rio Land, Inc. v. Haumont, 514 P.2d 1003, 1006 (Ariz. 1973) (citations omitted) (holding that involuntary payment woul......
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  • Leisnoi, Inc. v. Merdes, S–13790.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Alaska (US)
    • April 26, 2013
    ...351 U.S. at 183, 76 S.Ct. 758);Hill v. Whitlock Oil Servs., Inc., 450 F.2d 170, 172 (10th Cir.1971) (citations omitted); Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633, 635 (6th Cir.1965); Del Rio Land, Inc. v. Haumont, 110 Ariz. 7, 514 P.2d 1003, 1006 (1973) (citations omitted) (holding that involuntary pa......
  • Montalvo v. Madera Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Education
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • November 17, 1971
    ...Appellant's compliance under the compulsion of a continued suspension from school does not render the matter moot (Uyeda v. Brooks (1965) 348 F.2d 633 at 635 (6th Cir.) (Reversed on other grounds, Uyeda v. Brooks (1966) 365 F.2d 326 (6th Cir))). This position was not mentioned in the trial ......
  • Wiley v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, s. 76-1985
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (10th Circuit)
    • December 17, 1979
    ...records and awards are at stake, this court can render a decision that will affect the rights of the litigants. See Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633 (6th Cir. DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312, 94 S.Ct. 1706, 40 L.Ed.2d 164 (1974), does not require a different result on these facts. The Univer......
  • Leisnoi, Inc. v. Merdes & Merdes, P.C., Supreme Court No. S-13790
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Alaska (US)
    • February 1, 2013
    ...Cahill, 351 U.S. at 183); Hill v. Whitlock Oil Servs., Inc., 450 F.2d 170, 172 (10th Cir. 1971) (citations omitted); Uyeda v. Brooks, 348 F.2d 633, 635 (6th Cir. 1965); Del Rio Land, Inc. v. Haumont, 514 P.2d 1003, 1006 (Ariz. 1973) (citations omitted) (holding that involuntary payment woul......
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