United States Fifth Circuit

Where a municipality is estopped from collecting past due fees on an unlawful ordinance because it repeatedly waived its right to them, and repealed the ordinance, whether the ordinance violates the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 is moot.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2000
• Published 12/21/2000

Judges

• DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:, Before DUHÉ and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and FOLSOM , District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clarence A. West, Joe Wallace Beverly, Houston, TX, for The Texas Coalition of Cities on Franchised Utilities Issues, Amicus Curiae., David John Schenck, Robert Edwin Davis, Hughes & Luce, Dallas, TX, for Southwestern Bell Tel. Co., Amicus Curiae., Carl H. von Ende, Michael C. Fayz, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Detroit, MI, for City of Dallas, TX, Amicus Curiae., Monte Akers, Texas Municipal League, Austin, TX, for Texas Municipal League and the Texas City Attorneys Ass'n, Amicus Curiae., Richard L. Crozier, Davidson & Troilo, Austin, TX, for Texas Ass'n of Long Distance Tel. Companies (TEXALTEL), Amicus Curiae., Glenn B. Manishin, Patton Boggs, McLean, VA, Christy Cornell Kunin, Blumenfeld & Cohen, Washington, DC, for Competition Policy Institute, Amicus Curiae., Lionel Mark Schooler, Jackson & Walker, Houston, TX, for Sprint Communications Co. L.P., Amicus Curiae., Diane M. Barlow, Casey, Gentz & Sifuentes, Austin, TX, for Teligent, Inc., ICG Choicecom, L.P., Frontier Local Services, Inc., Nextlink Texas, Inc. and the Ass'n for Local Telecommunications Services, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas K. Anson,Johnny Wayne Chambless, II, Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, Austin, TX, David F. Graham (argued), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Renea Hicks (argued), Edward Delabarre, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.