United States Third Circuit

The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TCA) implicitly precludes an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by creating a comprehensive remedial scheme that furnishes private judicial remedies; additionally, because the plaintiff never filed with the defendant a request for approval of its proposed communications facility, dismissal of its TCA claims was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2002
• Published 04/11/2002

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, ALITO and BARRY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher H. SchubertMichael J. Gavin (Argued), Riley, Riper, Hollin & Colagreco, Exton, PA, James C. DaltonRiley, Riper, Hollin & Colagreco, Paoli, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Zygmunt R. Bialkowski, Jr. (Argued), Margolis Edelstein, Scranton, PA, for Appellee, Kingston Township., Donald H. Brobst (Argued), Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP, William F. Anzalone, Anzalone Law Offices, Wilkes Barre, PA, for Appellees, William F. Anzalone et al.