SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO. v. N.L.R.B.

No. 11-1099.

793 F.3d 93 (2015)

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, Petitioner v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 10, 2015.

Ordered Held in Abeyance February 19, 2013.

Removed from Abeyance December 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. O'Brien argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Thomas P. Dowd and Jason R. Stanevich.

Zachary R. Henige , Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were John H. Ferguson , Associate General Counsel, Linda Dreeben , Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Robert J. Englehart , Supervisory Attorney.

James B. Coppess argued the cause and filed the brief for intervenor.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.


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