NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1987 › Special litigation involving NLRB
Special litigation involving NLRB
| Type of litigation | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - all courts | Total - all courts | Total - all courts | In courts of appeals | In courts of appeals | In courts of appeals | In district courts | In district courts | In district courts | In bankruptcy courts | In bankruptcy courts | In bankruptcy courts | |
| Number decided | Court determination | Court determination | Number decided | Court determination | Court determination | Number decided | Court determination | Court determination | Number decided | Court determination | Court determination | |
| Upholding Board position | Contrary to Board position | Upholding Board position | Contrary to Board position | Upholding Board position | Contrary to Board position | Upholding Board position | Contrary to Board position | |||||
| Total - all types | 35 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| NLRB-initiated actions or interventions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To enforce subpoena | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To prevent conflict between NLRA and 301 suits | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action by other parties | 31 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| To restrain NLRB from: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeding in R case | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeding in unfair labor practice case | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To compel NLRB | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Issue complaint | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pay backpay in R case | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comply with Freedom of Information Act | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pay fees under Equal Access to Justice Act | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pay fees in FOIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comply with third-party subpoena | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.