CATERPILLAR, INC. v. N.L.R.B.

Nos. 96-3193, 96-3791, 96-4079, 96-4080, 97-1197, 97-1669, 97-1670, 97-2645, 97-2646, 97-2648, 97-2649, 97-3064 and 97-3174.

138 F.3d 1105 (1998)

CATERPILLAR, INC., Petitioner/Intervening Respondent/Cross-Respondent, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 786, Intervening Respondent/Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1998.

Opinion March 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gregory J. Malovance, Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Caterpillar, Inc. in No. 96-3193.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gregory J. Malovance, Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, William G. Miossi, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Caterpillar, Inc. in Nos. 96-3791, 96-4079, 96-4080 and 97-1197.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Jerry L. Brust, Caterpillar, Incorporated, Peoria, IL, for Caterpillar, Inc. in Nos. 97-1669, 97-1670.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gregory J. Malovance, Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, William G. Miossi, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Bruce D. Bagley, McNees, Wallace & Nurick, Harrisburg, PA, for Caterpillar, Inc. in No. 97-2645.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Sandra R. Goldman, Holland & Hart, Denver, CO, William G. Miossi, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Caterpillar, Inc. in No. 97-2646.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, William G. Miossi, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Thomas G. Harvel, L. Lee Smith, Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, Peoria, IL, for Caterpillar, Inc. in Nos. 97-2648, 97-3064.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Gerald C. Peterson, Joseph James Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Caterpillar, Inc. in No. 97-2649.

Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr. (submitted), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Thomas G. Harvel, Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, Peoria, IL, for Caterpillar, Inc. in No. 97-3174.

Aileen A. Armstrong, Frederick C. Havard, David I. Goldman, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Glenn A. Zipp, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 96-3193.

Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 13, Chicago, IL, Aileen A. Armstrong, Frederick C. Havard, David I. Goldman, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 96-3791.

Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 13, Chicago, IL, Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 96-4079.

Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 13, Chicago, IL, Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Deborah A. Fisher, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, for National Labor Relations Board in Nos. 96-4080, 97-1197.

Richard A. Cohen, National Labor Relations Board, Contempt Litigation Branch, Washington, DC, Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 97-1669, 97-2649.

Richard A. Cohen, National Labor Relations Board, Contempt Litigation Branch, Washington, DC, Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Deborah A. Fisher, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, John J. Toner, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, Nathan W. Albright, National Labor Relations Board, Las Vegas, NV, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 97-1670.

Jill A. Griffin (submitted), National Labor Relations Board, Contempt Litigation Branch, Washington, DC, Aileen A. Armstrong, Frederick C. Havard, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Glenn A. Zipp, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, for National Labor Relations Board in Nos. 97-2645, 97-2646.

Steven B. Goldstein (submitted), National Labor Relations Board, Contempt Litigation Branch, Washington, DC, Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 13, Chicago, IL, Aileen A. Armstrong, Fred L. Cornnell, Jr., National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Glenn A. Zipp, Deborah A. Fisher, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, Nathan W. Albright, National Labor Relations Board, Region 5, Baltimore, MD, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 97-2648.

Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Stephen S. Shostrom, Debra L. Stefanik, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, John J. Toner, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 97-3064.

Aileen A. Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court, Enforcement Litigation, Washington, DC, Stephen S. Shostrom, Debra L. Stefanik, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Peoria, IL, for National Labor Relations Board in No. 97-3174.

William W. Thompson, II, Zwerdling, Paul, Leibig, Kahn, Thompson & Wolly, Washington, DC, Leonard R. Page, Michael Nicholson, Nancy Schiffer, International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, William T. Josem, Cleary & Josem, Philadelphia, PA, for International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local Union 786.

William W. Thompson, II, Zwerdling, Paul, Leibig, Kahn, Thompson & Wolly, Washington, DC, Leonard R. Page, Michael Nicholson, Nancy Schiffer, International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, William T. Josem, Cleary & Josem, Philadelphia, PA, for International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local Union 974, except in Nos. 97-1669, 97-3064 and 97-3174.

Stanley Eisenstein, Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago, IL, William W. Thompson, II (submitted), Zwerdling, Paul, Leibig, Kahn, Thompson & Wolly, Washington, DC, Michael Nicholson, International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, William T. Josem, Cleary & Josem, Philadelphia, PA, for International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, U.A.W., Local 974 in Nos. 97-1669, 97-3064 and 97-3174.


POSNER, Chief Judge (in chambers).

On February 12, I granted the joint motion of the parties to remand these thirteen cases to the Board to allow it to consider the parties' motion to vacate the orders on the basis of a settlement that the parties have reached (a "one judge" motion, Fed. R.App. P. 27(c); 7th Cir. Oper. Proc. 1(a)(1)). Included in the joint motion was a request that this court retain jurisdiction over the cases pending action by the Board. I granted...

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