January 8, 1999
VIA FIRST-CLASS MAIL
James P. Hoffa
January 8, 1999
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James P. Hoffa
2593 Hounds Chase
Troy, MI 48098
Hoffa Slate
c/o Patrick J. Szymanski, Esq.
Baptiste & Wilder
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Ken Paff
Teamsters for a Democratic Union
7435 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48210
Tom Leedham Slate
c/o Tom Leedham Campaign Office
P.O. Box 15877
Washington, DC 20003
Billie Davenport, President
Teamsters Local Union 2000
2850 Metro Drive, Suite 225
Bloomington, MN 55425
Bradley T. Raymond, Esq.
Finkel, Whitefield, Selik,
Raymond, Ferrara & Feldman
32300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Paul Alan Levy, Esq.
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Arthur Z. Schwartz, Esq.
Kennedy, Schwartz & Cure
113 University Place
New York, NY 10003
Tom Sever, Acting General
President/Secretary-Treasurer
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
David L. Neigus
Acting General Counsel
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Diana Kilmury
2612 E. 47th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5S 1C1
CANADA
James P. Hoffa
January 8, 1999
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James P. Hoffa
January 8, 1999
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Re: Election Office Case No. PR-399-LU299-NCE
Gentlepersons:
James P. Hoffa, a member of Local Union 299 and a candidate for general president, and the Hoffa Unity Slate (“Hoffa Slate”), filed a protest against Teamsters for a Democratic Union (“TDU”), the Tom Leedham “Rank and File Power” Slate (“Leedham Slate”), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”), and Local Union 2000 alleging that the agenda and events of TDU annual convention were “overwhelmingly partisan” in support of the Leedham Slate, including campaign workshops and speeches by members of the Leedham slate. The protestors further contend that Local Union 2000 improperly used union funds to send members to the TDU convention and did so based on their perceived political affiliations with the Leedham slate. Finally, the protestors allege unspecified violations by “possibly other IBT organizations, including the IBT itself.”
The protestors now advise the Election Office that they wish to withdraw the protest. The Election Officer, finding that the withdrawal effectuates the purpose of the Rules, permits the protest to be WITHDRAWN.
Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within one day of receipt of this letter. The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Officer in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing and shall be served on:
Kenneth Conboy, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Copies of the request for hearing must be served on the parties listed above as well as upon the Election Officer, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001, Facsimile
(202) 624-3525. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for a hearing.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Cherkasky
Election Officer
cc: Kenneth Conboy, Election Appeals Master
Judith E. Kuhn, Regional Coordinator