Sanderson Farms, Incorporated

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

May 17, 2012

15-CA-066574 (N.L.R.B. May. 17, 2012)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SANDERSON FARMS, INCORPORATED
and Cases 15-CA-66574
15-CA-71103
LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL 15-CA-71104
UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 693 15-CA-71119
ORDER1
The petitions to revoke subpoenas ad testificandum A-864204 and A-864205 and
subpoena duces tecum B-613701 filed by Sanderson Farms, Incorporated are denied.
The subpoenas seek information relevant to the matters under investigation and
describe with sufficient particularity the evidence sought, as required by Section 11(1) of
the Act and Section 102.31(b) of the Board’s Rules and Regulations. Further, the
Petitioner has failed to establish any other legal basis for revoking the subpoenas. See
generally NLRB v. North Bay Plumbing, Inc. 102 F.3d 1005 (9th Cir. 1996); NLRB v.
Carolina Food Processors, Inc., 81 F.3d 507 (4th Cir. 1996).2
Dated, Washington, D.C., May 17, 2012.
BRIAN E. HAYES, MEMBER
RICHARD F. GRIFFIN, JR., MEMBER
SHARON BLOCK, MEMBER

1 The Board has delegated its authority in this matter to a three-member panel.
2 Member Hayes would hold both petitions in abeyance pending determination by the
Region whether to defer this case to the parties’ grievance arbitration procedure.