United States Ninth Circuit

The filed-rate doctrine bars a suit by a consumer challenging a carrier's pass-through of a fee imposed by the Federal Communications Commission.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2000
• Published 10/25/2000

Judges

• T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  T.G. NELSON, TASHIMA and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Egon Mittelmann, Beverly Hills, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James D. Gustafson, Claypool, Gustafson & Goostrey, Los Angeles, California;  Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C.;   and Gleam O. Davis, Pacific Telesis Group Legal Department, for the defendants-appellees.