United States Eighth Circuit

The district court's entry of a permanent injunction barring the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) from requiring plaintiff to provide defendant with reports regarding the provision of certain telecommunication services is reversed where the FCC has not preempted the authority of the MPUC in this area.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2004
• Published 08/23/2004

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Harrington, argued, Chicago, Illinois (Angela B. Debush, Chicago Illinois, Stephen P. Safranski, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Jeffrey A. Rackow, Washington, D.C. on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Larry D. Espel, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota (John M. Baker and Jeanette M. Bazis, Minneapolis, Minnesota on the brief), for appellee.