United States Fourth Circuit

Petitioner's request for review of a decision of the NLRB (Board), arising from allegations of various unfair labor practice charges, is denied where: 1) the Board decision was properly issued by a two-member quorum pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 153(b); and 2) the Board's decision is enforceable on the merits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2009
• Published 11/20/2009

Judges

• Before KING and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and JAMES P. JONES, Chief United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:  James Marion Powell, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Narricot Industries, L.P. William L. Messenger, National Right to Work Legal Foundation, Springfield, Virginia, for Intervenors.  Kellie Isbell, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the National Labor Relations Board.   ON BRIEF:  J. Mark Sampson, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Narricot Industries, L.P. Ronald Meisburg, General Counsel, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Linda Dreeben, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Meredith L. Jason, Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the National Labor Relations Board.