Legal Opinion
Lorraine Pratte v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1982No. 82-1064PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The Government challenges the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction ordering the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hire Lorraine Pratte as a law clerk-trainee in its Chicago Regional Office. The propriety of the injunction turns on whether the plaintiff showed a likelihood of success on the merits of her claim that the Government should be es-topped from revoking her' appointment.
I. FACTS
Lorraine Pratte is a 1981 graduate of Harvard Law School. She decided to pursue a career in labor law and, in September, 1980, sought a position with the NLRB. She…
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