United States DC Circuit

In case involving unfair labor practice charge in the form of unlawful discharge for engaging in protected activities, holding that petitioner was a supervisor under the National Labor Relations Act and the dismissal was not an unfair labor practice is reversed where respondent completely deviated from its own precedent and issued a judgment that is devoid of substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/22/2007
• Decided 03/23/2007
• Published 03/23/2007

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harold Craig Becker argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner., Jeffrey M. Place was on the brief for intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel A. Blitz, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Ronald E. Meisburg, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Meredith L. Jason, Supervisory Attorney.