United States Eighth Circuit

In action by cell phone service providers to enjoin the Iowa Attorney General from enforcing state consumer protection statutes against them, the district court erred in finding it did not have jurisdiction over providers' preemption claims, as the providers sought injunctive relief on their claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2002
• Published 02/14/2002

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carter G. Phillips (argued), Washington, DC, Bret Alan Dublinske (argued), Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julie F. Pottorff, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), for Defendant-Appellee.