United States Third Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review, challenging a FCC order, is denied over its claim that the order violated the Administrative Procedure Act by improperly revising an FCC rule without first affording notice and an opportunity for comment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2004
• Decided 07/14/2005
• Published 07/14/2005

Judges

• Before: MCKEE and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges, and BUCKWALTER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James D. Ellis, Paul K. Mancini, SBC Communications, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, Gary L. Phillips, James P. Lamoureux, SBC Communications, Inc., Washington, D.C., Michael K. Kellogg, Colin S. Stretch (Argued), Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Makam Delrahim, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Robert B. Nicholson, Robert B. Wiggers, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Richard K. Welch, Daniel M. Armstrong (Argued), Associate General Counsel, John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Rodger D. Citron, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.