Protest Decisions

OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR

for the

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

IN RE: PATRICIA DePIETRO,                 )           Protest Decision 2011 ESD 243

                                                                        )           Issued: May 8, 2011

             Protestor.                                           )           OES Case Nos. P-176-022511-ME
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            Patricia DePietro, member of Local Union 773 and delegate candidate on the Teamsters 4 Choice slate, filed a pre-election protest pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2 of the Rules for the 2010-2011 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election (“Rules”).  The protest alleged that the notice of nominations meeting results misidentified Teamsters 4 Choice delegate candidates Steven C. Gruber and Barry L. Lagler, Sr., as Steve Gruber and Barry Lagler, respectively.

            By email dated May 4, 2011, protestor DePietro requested to withdraw this protest.

            Finding that withdrawal serves the purposes of the Rules, we deem this protest WITHDRAWN.

            Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within two (2) working days of receipt of this decision.  The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Supervisor in any such appeal.  Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing, shall specify the basis for the appeal, and shall be served upon:

Kenneth Conboy

Election Appeals Master

Latham & Watkins

885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000

New York, NY  10022

Fax: (212) 751-4864

Copies of the request for hearing must be served upon the parties, as well as upon the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L, Washington, D.C.  20006, all within the time prescribed above.  A copy of the protest must accompany the request for hearing.

                                                                        Richard W. Mark

                                                                        Election Supervisor

cc:        Kenneth Conboy

            2011 ESD 243

Bradley T. Raymond, General Counsel

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

braymond@teamster.org

David J. Hoffa

Hoffa Hall 2011

1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 730

Washington, D.C. 20036

hoffadav@hotmail.com

Ken Paff

Teamsters for a Democratic Union

P.O. Box 10128

Detroit, MI 48210-0128

ken@tdu.org

Barbara Harvey

1394 E. Jefferson Avenue

Detroit, MI 48207

blmharvey@sbcglobal.net

Fred Gegare

P.O. Box 9663

Green Bay, WI 54308-9663

kirchmanb@yahoo.com

Scott D. Soldon

3541 N. Summit Avenue

Shorewood, WI 53211

scottsoldon@gmail.com

Fred Zuckerman

3813 Taylor Blvd.

Louisville, KY 40215

fredzuckerman@aol.com

Robert M. Colone, Esq.

P.O. Box 272

Sellersburg, IN 47172-0272

rmcolone@hotmail.com

Carl Biers

Box 424, 315 Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11217

info@SandyPope2011.org

Julian Gonzalez

Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, P.C.

350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1800

New York, NY 10001-5013

jgonzalez@lcnlaw.com

Patricia DePietro

teamsters4choice@gmail.com

Stephen F. Banus, President

Teamsters Local Union 773

1345 Hamilton Street

Allentown, PA 18102

sbanus@teamster773.org

Denise Ventura

949 Old Hickory Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15243

dmventura@verizon.net

Maria S. Ho

Office of the Election Supervisor

1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L

Washington, D.C. 20006

mho@ibtvote.org

Kathryn Naylor

Office of the Election Supervisor

1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L

Washington, D.C. 20006

knaylor@ibtvote.org

Jeffrey Ellison

214 S. Main Street, Ste. 210

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

EllisonEsq@aol.com