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I N TH U I TED STA E N TES D STRI CT CO RT I U FO TH D STRI CT O CO RA O R E I F LO D Ci vi l A i on N 03- cv- 01970 M - BN ct o. SK B M U TA N STA ON I TES SH EET M L CO PA Y ETA M N, Pl ai nt i f f , v. SH EET M L W RK ETA O ERS, LO L N . 9, CA O D endant . ef

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL

CO ES N W Pl ai nt i f f M M O ount ai n St at es Sheet M al Com et pany ( "Pl ai nt i f f " or "M ") , t hr ough i t s under s i gned at t or neys and pur s uant t o Fed. R. Ci v. P. 62( c) , SSM and r es pect f ul l y s ubm t s t he f ol l ow ng M i on f or St ay Pendi ng A i i ot ppeal ( "M i on") . ot I n s uppor t of t hi s M i on, Pl ai nt i f f s t at es as f ol l ow : ot s PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND O J ul y 18, 2005, t he Cour t ent er ed an O ni on and O der G ant i ng n pi r r Sum ar y J udgm m ent ( her eaf t er "O ni on and O der ") i n f avor of D endant Sheet pi r ef M al W ker s , Local N 9 ( "D endant , " "U on" or "Local 9") . et or o. ef ni That s am e

day, t he Cour t ent er ed an O der conf i r m ng t he ar bi t r at i on aw d t hat i s t he r i ar

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s ubj ect of t hi s l aw ui t . 1 s

O A n ugus t 3, 2005, Pl ai nt i f f f i l ed i n t hi s Cour t a The

N i ce of A ot ppeal of t hes e O der s t o t he Tent h Ci r cui t Cour t of A r ppeal s . pur pos e of t hi s M i on i s t o s eek a s t ay of t he Cour t 's O der s pendi ng ot r r es ol ut i on of t hi s m t er on appeal . at ARGUMENT I. Plaintiff is entitled to a stay of the Court's decision pending appeal. A . Rul e 62( c) of t he Feder al Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e cont r ol s .

W hen an appeal i s t aken f r om a j udgm ent gr ant i ng or denyi ng an i nj unct i on, Rul e 62( c) of t he Feder al Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e al l ow t he s Cour t , i n i t s di s cr et i on, t o "s us pend m f y, r es t or e, or gr ant an i nj unct i on odi dur i ng t he pendency of [ an] appeal upon s uch t er m as t o bond or ot her w s e as s i i t cons i der s pr oper f or t he s ecur i t y or t he r i ght s of t he adver s e par t y. " Becaus e t hi s cas e i nvol ves enf or cem ent of an ar bi t r at i on aw d, r el i ef w ch ar hi i s i nj unct i ve i n nat ur e, t he pr ovi s i ons of Rul e 62( c) appl y. See K C. Royal s .

v. M . League Bas ebal l Pl ayer s A s 'n, 409 F. Supp. 233, 263- 271 ( W D M aj s . . o. 1976) ( anal yzi ng, under Rul e 62( c) , pl ayer as s oci at i on's m i on t o s t ay, ot pendi ng appeal , of deci s i on t o enf or ce ar bi t r at i on aw d) , af f 'd, 532 F. 2d 615 ar ( 8th Ci r . 1976) . 2

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The Cour t 's O der and O ni on and O der enf or ci ng t he aw d w l l be r ef er r ed r pi r ar i t o col l ect i vel y as "O der s . " r
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B.

Pl ai nt i f f has es t abl i s hed t he neces s i t y of a s t ay pendi ng appeal .

W hen cons i der i ng w her t o i s s ue a s t ay pendi ng appeal , t he Cour t het s houl d cons i der t he f ol l ow ng f act or s : i ( 1) t he l i kel i hood of s ucces s on appeal ; ( 2) t he t hr eat of i r r epar abl e har m i f t he s t ay or i nj unct i on i s not gr ant ed; ( 3) t he abs ence of har m t o oppos i ng par t i es i f t he s t ay or i nj unct i on i s gr ant ed; and ( 4) any r i s k of har m t o t he publ i c i nt er es t . F. T. C. v. M ns t r eam M ket i ng Ser vi ces , I nc. , 345 F. 3d 850, 852 ( 10th Ci r . ai ar . epot , I nc. , 297 2003) ( "M ns t r eam M g. Ser vs . ") ; s ee al s o U S. v. RX D ai kt F. Supp. 2d 1306, 1308 ( N D O a. 2003) ( ci t i ng M ns t r eam M g. Ser vs . ) ; Exxon . . kl ai kt Cor p. v. Es s o W ker 's U on, I nc. , 963 F. Supp. 58, 59 ( D M s . 1997) or ni . as ( em oyi ng s i m l ar f act or s i n gr ant i ng m i on f or s t ay of or der enf or ci ng pl i ot ar bi t r at i on aw d) ; 10th Ci r . R. 8. 1. ar H ever , w ow hen t he m ng par t y ovi

es t abl i s hes t hat t he t hr ee "har m f act or s "t i p deci dedl y" i n i t s f avor , "t he " `pr obabi l i t y of s ucces s ' r equi r em ent i s s om hat r el axed. " M ns t r eam M g. ew ai kt Ser vs . , 345 F. 3d at 852. H e, Pl ai nt i f f can dem t r at e t hat al l f our of er ons

t hes e f act or s w gh i n i t s f avor and t hat a s t ay i s appr opr i at e. ei 1. Plaintiff faces irreparable harm if the stay is not granted.

The r es ul t of t he Cour t 's or der enf or ci ng t he ar bi t r at i on aw d i s t hat ar Pl ai nt i f f m t abi de by an ar bi t r al deci s i on f i ndi ng t hat Pl ai nt i f f vi ol at ed us t he Col l ect i ve Bar gai ni ng A eem gr ent by cont i nui ng i t s hi s t or i cal pr act i ce of Counci l , I nc. v. Sout hw t M i ne I ncor por at ed, 242 F. 3d 1163, 1166 ( 9th Ci r . es ar 2001) ( "The di s t r i ct cour t r et ai ns j ur i s di ct i on dur i ng t he pendency of an - 3 -

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havi ng unr epr es ent ed em oyees per f or m i ndus t r i al m pl anuf act ur i ng w k. or H ever , t he Regi onal D r ect or of Regi on 27 of t he N i onal Labor Rel at i ons ow i at Boar d ( "N LRB") al r eady has r ul ed t hat t he U on's gr i evance gi ves r i s e t o a ni r epr es ent at i onal i s s ue t hat m t be r es ol ved t hr ough t he r epr es ent at i on cas e us pr ocedur es of t he Boar d. el ect i on has t aken pl ace. not ed: The Em oyer , under s t andabl y, f i nds i t s el f caught on t he hor ns of pl a di l em a: ei t her i t com i es w t h t he ar bi t r at i on aw d, f or ci ng m pl i ar t he m anuf act ur i ng w ker s t o accept r epr es ent at i on by t he U on or ni des pi t e t hei r des i r es , pot ent i al l y vi ol at i ng 29 U S. C. § 158( a) ( 1) . and ( 5) of t he A , or i t com i es w t h t he Regi onal D r ect or 's ct pl i i f i ndi ng t hat t he m anuf act ur i ng em oyees ar e ent i t l ed t o vot e on pl r epr es ent at i on, but r i s ks a s ui t by t he U on f or dam ni ages r es ul t i ng f r om t he Em oyer 's vi ol at i on of t he ar bi t r at i on aw d. pl ar Thes e pr ocedur es al r eady have been i nvoked and an pi r ( See O ni on and O der at 2, 5) A t he Cour t i t s el f s

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( I d. at 5) . Pl ai nt i f f f aces t he har m of bei ng per m anent l y depr i ved of t he adm ni s t r at i ve pr oces s es of t he N i LRB as t he U on pur s ues i t s pur por t ed ni m onet ar y r em es under t he aw d. edi ar For i ns t ance, t he U on, now t hat i t has ni

obt ai ned enf or cem ent of t he aw d, l i kel y w l l s eek back "w ar i ages " and f und cont r i but i ons f r om Pl ai nt i f f under t he Col l ect i ve Bar gai ni ng A eem gr ent f or t he w k done i n t he pas t by non- bar gai ni ng uni t em oyees . or pl Thus , t he U on w l l ni i

s ubver t t he Boar d's pr oces s es and t he D s i on of t he Regi onal D r ect or w l e eci i hi t hi s cas e i s s t i l l pendi ng bef or e t he N LRB i f i t s eeks t o f or ce appl i cat i on of t he Col l ect i ve Bar gai ni ng A eem gr ent t o em oyees w e vot es cur r ent l y ar e pl hos im pounded. The pur pos e of gr ant i ng a s t ay i n t hi s s i t uat i on i s not unl i ke t he r at i onal e f or gr ant i ng i nj unct i ons under Sect i on 10( j ) of t he N i onal Labor at Rel at i ons A ( "A ") , 29 U S. C. § 160( j ) . ct ct . U nder t hat pr ovi s i on, t he Boar d

m pet i t i on t he f eder al cour t s f or t em ar y r el i ef or a r es t r ai ni ng or der ay por enj oi ni ng unf ai r l abor pr act i ces . "U nder s ect i on 10( j ) i t i s cont em at ed pl

t hat a di s t r i ct cour t gr ant i nj unct i ve r el i ef i f t he Boar d es t abl i s hes r eas onabl e caus e t o bel i eve t hat t he A has been vi ol at ed, and it appears that ct the remedial purposes of the Act would be frustrated unless [temporary] relief . . . is granted. " Shar p ex r el . N L. R. B. v. W . ebco I ndus t r i es , I nc. , 225 F. 3d 1130, 1133 ( 10th Ci r . 2000) ( ci t at i on and quot at i ons om t t ed; em i phas i s added) . - 5 H e, t em ar y er por

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r el i ef f r om t he Cour t 's O der s i s neces s ar y t o pr event f r us t r at i on of t he r A 's pur pos e of pr om i ng f r ee choi ce am ct ot ong em oyees i n t er m of pl s r epr es ent at i on i s s ues ( s ee Sect i on I . B. 3, i nf r a) . I n ot her w ds , i f t he or

O der s ar e not s t ayed, t he U on w l l nul l i f y t he adm ni s t r at i ve pr oces s by r ni i i s eeki ng appl i cat i on of t he CBA and s eek dam , ages , w l e di s i ngenuous l y hi cl ai m ng t hat i t w l l ul t i m el y abi de by t he N i i at LRB r ul i ng. A t he Cour t r ecogni zed, "[ w hen f i nal l y det er m ned by t he Boar d, an s ] i el ect i on out com f avor abl e t o t he Em oyer m ght ar guabl y conf l i ct w t h t he e pl i i ar bi t r al aw d . . . . " ( I d. at 10) . ar I t i s al s o undi s put ed t hat , as a m t er at any i ncons i s t ent ar bi t r al

of l aw t he deci s i on of t he Boar d w l l "t r um ] , i p[

aw d. " ( O ni on and O der at 7 [ ci t i ng Car ey v. W t i nghous e El ect r i c Cor p. , ar pi r es 375 U S. 261, 272 ( 1964) ] ) . . Ther ef or e, i n or der t o avoi d t he har m Pl ai nt i f f

f aces i n havi ng i t s acces s t o t he benef i t of t he Boar d's adm ni s t r at i ve i pr ocedur es nul l i f i ed, a s t ay i s appr opr i at e. 2. The Union will suffer no harm if the Court's decision is stayed.

N w l l a s t ay of t he Cour t 's O der s har m or pr ej udi ce t he U on. or i r ni Local 9 has conceded t hat "t he deci s i on of t he N LRB i n t he r el at ed r epr es ent at i on cas e w l l have a s i gni f i cant i m i pact , i f not a di s pos i t i ve one, on w her t he aw d m be enf or ced as a m t er of l aw " ( D endant Local het ar ay at . ef 9's M i on f or A i ni s t r at i ve St ay of Pr oceedi ngs , f i l ed J anuar y 2, 2004, at ¶ ot dm 4) . Ther ef or e, becaus e t he U on acknow edges t he pot ent i al di s pos i t i ve ni l - 6 -

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im pact of t he Boar d's ul t i m e deci s i on, i t w l l not be har m by a s t ay of at i ed t hi s Cour t 's O der s . r 3. The potential risk of harm to the public militates in favor of a stay.

Cons i der at i ons of publ i c pol i cy al s o f avor a s t ay of t he Cour t 's deci s i on pendi ng a r es ol ut i on of t hi s m t er i n t he Tent h Ci r cui t . at Congr es s

has decl ar ed t hat i t i s t he pol i cy of t he U t ed St at es t o "pr ot ect [ ] t he ni exer ci s e by w ker s of f ul l f r eedom of as s oci at i on, s el f - or gani zat i on, and or des i gnat i on of r epr es ent at i ves of t hei r ow choos i ng, f or t he pur pos e of n negot i at i ng t he t er m and condi t i ons of t hei r em oym s pl ent or ot her m ual ai d ut or pr ot ect i on. " 29 U S. C. § 151. . The goal of i ndus t r i al s t abi l i t y and t he

r i ght of w ker s t o choos e w her or not t hey w s h t o be r epr es ent ed i s or het i under m ned w i hen, as i n t hi s cas e, em oyer s ar e s ubj ect t o conf l i ct i ng pl obl i gat i ons vi s - à- vi s t hei r r el at i ons hi p w t h t hei r em oyees . i pl I n ot her

w ds , i f Pl ai nt i f f i s f or ced t o appl y t he t er m of t he col l ect i ve bar gai ni ng or s agr eem ent t o s hop em oyees w have never i ndi cat ed a w l l i ngnes s t o be pl ho i r epr es ent ed by t he U on, es peci al l y w ni hen t he vot es r egar di ng s uch r epr es ent at i on al r eady have been cas t , t hi s pol i cy i s er oded. 4. Plaintiff's appeal is likely to succeed.

A not ed above, w s hen a par t y s eeki ng a s t ay pendi ng appeal es t abl i s hes t hat t he "har m f act or s di s cus s ed above t i p deci dedl y i n i t s f avor , "t he " `pr obabi l i t y of s ucces s ' r equi r em ent i s s om hat r el axed. " M ns t r eam M g. ew ai kt - 7 -

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Ser vs . , 345 F. 3d at 852.

I n t hi s cas e, becaus e Pl ai nt i f f has es t abl i s hed t hat

s uch f act or s f avor a s t ay of t hi s m t er , i t need not concl us i vel y dem t r at e at ons t hat t her e i s a l i kel i hood of s ucces s on appeal . appeal s t ands a s t r ong chance of s ucces s . Regar dl es s , Pl ai nt i f f 's

The Tent h Ci r cui t has cl ear l y

i ndi cat ed t hat i t w d r ej ect a cl ai m of ar bi t r at i on cover age i n cas es w e oul her t he em oyees i n ques t i on hi s t or i cal l y have been excl uded f r om t he bar gai ni ng pl uni t . Com uni cat i on W ker s of A . , A CI O v. U S. W t D r ect , 847 F. 2d m or m FL. es i H e, i t i s undi s put ed t hat t he Col l ect i ve er

1475, 1480 n. 2 ( 10th Ci r . 1988) .

Bar gai ni ng A eem gr ent had not hi s t or i cal l y been appl i ed t o Pl ai nt i f f 's i ndus t r i al m anuf act ur i ng em oyees . pl ( See Pl ai nt i f f 's M i on f or Par t i al ot Ther ef or e, ar bi t r at i on over

Sum ar y J udgm , f i l ed D m ent ecem ber 13, 2005, at 2) . t hi s di s put e w i m oper . as pr

Becaus e t he Cour t di d not addr es s t hi s aut hor i t y,

upon w ch t he Tent h Ci r cui t i s l i kel y t o r el y, Pl ai nt i f f i s l i kel y t o s ucceed hi i n i t s appeal .

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II.

Security is not necessary. Rul e 62( c) ves t s t he Cour t w t h di s cr et i on t o r equi r e an appel l ant t o i

pos t s ecur i t y w hen a s t ay pendi ng appeal i s ent er ed "as i t cons i der s pr oper f or t he s ecur i t y of t he r i ght s of t he adver s e par t y. " I n t hi s cas e, s ecur i t y i s not neces s ar y t o s ecur e t he r i ght s of Local 9. Becaus e t he j udgm ent f r om

w ch Pl ai nt i f f appeal s i s not m hi onet ar y i n nat ur e, t her e i s no paym ent t o s ecur e. H ever , s houl d t he Cour t f i nd ot her w s e, Pl ai nt i f f i s w l l i ng t o ow i i

pos t t he neces s ar y s ecur i t y. III. D.C.COLO.LCiv.R 7.1 Certification. The under s i gned couns el cer t i f i es t hat he has conf er r ed w t h couns el f or i Local 9 r egar di ng t hi s M i on. ot Couns el f or Local 9 oppos es t hi s M i on. ot

W EREFO H RE, Pl ai nt i f f r es pect f ul l y r eques t s t hat t he Cour t gr ant t he i ns t ant M i on and ent er an O der s t ayi ng i t s O ni on and O der , dat ed J ul y ot r pi r 18, 2005, and J udgm , dat ed J ul y 18, 2005, pendi ng r es ol ut i on of Pl ai nt i f f 's ent appeal t o t he U t ed St at es Cour t of A ni ppeal s f or t he Tent h Ci r cui t .

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Res pect f ul l y s ubm t t ed t hi s 5t h day of A i ugus t , 2005. SH A & H W RD L. L. C. ERM N OA

/ s Pat r i ck J . M l l er ___________________ i Pat r i ck R. Scul l y Pat r i ck J . M l l er i D.C. Box 12 633 Sevent eent h St r eet , Sui t e 3000 D enver , CO 80202 Tel ephone: ( 303) 297- 2900 Facs i m l e: ( 303) 298- 0940 i Raym ond M D . eeny 90 Sout h Cas cade A venue, Sui t e 1500 Col or ado Spr i ngs , CO 80903 Tel ephone: ( 719) 475- 2440 Facs i m l e: ( 719) 635- 4576 i A t or neys f or Pl ai nt i f f t

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CM/ECF) I her eby cer t i f y t hat on A ugus t 5, 2005, I el ect r oni cal l y f i l ed t he f or egoi ng M i on f or St ay Pendi ng A ot ppeal w t h t he Cl er k of t he Cour t us i ng t he i CM ECF s ys t em w ch w l l s end not i f i cat i on of s uch f i l i ng t o t he f ol l ow ng e/ hi i i m l addr es s es : ai w auer @ auer f i r m com br br .

and I her eby cer t i f y t hat I have m l ed or s er ved t he docum ai ent or paper t o t he f ol l ow ng non CM ECF par t i ci pant s i n t he m i / anner ( m l , hand del i ver y, ai et c. ) i ndi cat ed by t he non par t i ci pant s nam n/ a e:

s / Cher yl D W t t . i A s i s t ant t o Pat r i ck J . M l l er s i

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