Task: songer_trialpro

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. You will be asked a question pertaining to issues that may appear in any civil law cases including civil government, civil private, and diversity cases. The issue is: "Did the court's ruling on procedure at trial favor the appellant?" This includes jury instructions and motions for directed verdicts made during trial. Answer the question based on the directionality of the appeals court decision. If the court discussed the issue in its opinion and answered the related question in the affirmative, answer "Yes". If the issue was discussed and the opinion answered the question negatively, answer "No". If the opinion considered the question but gave a mixed answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part, answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion does not discuss the issue, or notes that a particular issue was raised by one of the litigants but the court dismissed the issue as frivolous or trivial or not worthy of discussion for some other reason, answer "Issue not discussed". If the opinion considered the question but gave a "mixed" answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part (or if two issues treated separately by the court both fell within the area covered by one question and the court answered one question affirmatively and one negatively), answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion either did not consider or discuss the issue at all or if the opinion indicates that this issue was not worthy of consideration by the court of appeals even though it was discussed by the lower court or was raised in one of the briefs, answer "Issue not discussed".

ORDER
The Board seeks enforcement of its order against Franklin Art Glass Studios, Inc., reported at 250 N.L.R.B. No. 95. The Board found that Franklin had violated section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., by refusing to bargain with the Union, the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America, AFL-CIO-CLC. Franklin admits that it refused to bargain but complains that it is entitled to a hearing on certain challenged votes at the consent election. The Board found that no hearing was required as to three of the challenged ballots. With these and other challenged ballots included the Union received a majority of all votes cast.
We agree with the Board that no hearing was necessary regarding the three challenged ballots. Based upon the undisputed facts, the Board was entitled to conclude that the two laid-off employees casting these ballots and the one employee on sick leave due to a work-related injury had a reasonable expectation of being recalled.
Franklin also argues that the Union’s failure to sign a settlement agreement to which it had orally agreed is so egregious that certification should be denied. The Union agreed to drop certain unfair labor practice charges if the company would drop its exceptions to the Director’s report. However, before the Union assented in writing, the Board rejected Franklin’s exceptions to the Director’s report. The Union thereafter refused to sign or comply with the agreement. Pointing out that private settlements to which the Board is not a party are not binding on the Board, the Board found the settlement agreement to be immaterial. Since under the terms of the settlement agreement the certification would have remained valid and in effect, we agree that the settlement agreement is immaterial to the issues here.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the order of the Board be and hereby is enforced.

Question: Did the court's ruling on procedure at trial favor the appellant? This includes jury instructions and motions for directed verdicts made during trial.
A. No
B. Yes
C. Mixed answer
D. Issue not discussed
Answer:

Answer: D