NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1983 › Miscellaneous litigation involving NLRB — outcome of proceedings
| Type of litigation | Number of Proceedings — Total all courts — Number decided | Number of Proceedings — Total all courts — Court determination — Upholding Board position | Number of Proceedings — Total all courts — Court determination — Contrary to Board position | Number of Proceedings — In courts of appeals — Number decided | Number of Proceedings — In courts of appeals — Court determination — Upholding Board position | Number of Proceedings — In courts of appeals — Court determination — Contrary to Board position | Number of Proceedings — In district courts — Number decided | Number of Proceedings — In district courts — Court determination — Upholding Board position | Number of Proceedings — In district courts — Court determination — Contrary to Board position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals — all types | 51 | 46 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| NLRB-initiated actions or interventions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| To enforce subpoena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To defend Board's jurisdiction | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| To prevent conflict between NLRA and Bankruptcy Code | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Action by other parties | 34 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| To review non-final orders | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To restrain NLRB from | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Proceeding in R case | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Proceeding in unfair labor practice case | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Enforcing subpoena | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Filing of Proof of Claim in BK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| To compel NLRB to | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Issue complaint | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Take action in R Case | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comply with Freedom of Information Act | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| To pay fees under Equal Access to Justice Act | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| To comply with Privacy Act | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.