The Sweet Life v. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

The Sweet Life, a furniture manufacturer and retailer, appeals from the district court’s decisional composition in this case, contending that the judgment below is marred by sour notes. We decline the appellant’s request to rescore the district court’s work. Because we detect certain prudential cacophonies in the court’s composition, however, we vacate the judgment and remand for an appropriately melodic resolution of this dispute. 1

Part I of our opinion rehearses the facts and procedural background. In Part II, we first explicate the somewhat complex administrative…