United States DC Circuit

In a dispute involving potential violation of the National Labor Relations Act in a shopping mall owner's maintenance of a permit requirement and exclusion from its premises of certain union handbillers, a question as to whether the owner had the right, under California law, to maintain and enforce an anti-boycott rule is certified to the Supreme Court of California.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2005
• Decided 06/16/2006
• Published 06/16/2006

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GINSBURG, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William M. Lines argued the cause for petitioner Fashion Valley Mall, LLC. With him on the briefs was Theodore R. Scott.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne Marie Lofaso, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Arthur F. Rosenfeld, Acting General Counsel, Margery E. Lieber, Acting Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and David S. Habenstreit, Supervisory Attorney., David A. Rosenfeld and Richard D. Prochazka entered appearances on behalf of intervenor Graphic Communications Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 432(M) in support of respondent.