After closing testimony, Judge Bissoon instructed both sides to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law by Feb. 3. The NLRB submitted 17 pages along with an additional brief in support, prompting the Post-Gazette to challenge the filing, which the court ultimately struck from the record.
Judge: No Need for Additional Briefing
In its request for reconsideration, the NLRB pointed to court policies requiring findings of fact to be accompanied by briefs. However, Judge Bissoon ruled that the agency had misread the guidelines and stated that “enough briefing has been filed in this case.”
“This is one of the relatively rare situations where a telephone call to chambers would have been appropriate,” the judge wrote.
While the NLRB contended that the Post-Gazette’s own filing exceeded page limits, the court did not address that argument.
Legal Representation and Next Steps
A representative for the NLRB declined to comment, while attorneys for the Post-Gazette did not immediately respond to requests.
