United States First Circuit

Where the Secretary of Labor's Statement of Reasons for declining to require a union election under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 was seemingly inconsistent with a governing regulation, and contained no reference to the Secretary's own precedents, federal judicial review of Secretary's decision was deemed inappropriate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/19/2002
• Published 02/19/2002

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Renee J. Bushey with whom Michael A. Feinberg and Feinberg, Campbell & Zack, P.C. were on brief for appellants., Alan Hyde for Association for Union Democracy, Inc., amicus curiae., Daniel J. Hall with whom DeCarlo, Connor & Selvo, Aaron D. Krakow and Krakow, Souris & Birmingham were on brief for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and New England Regional Council of Carpenters, amici curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Matthew McCracken, Attorney, United States Department of Labor, with whom James B. Farmer, United States Attorney, and Anita Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellees.