United States DC Circuit

Under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, 47 USC 1001 et seq., the FBI need only compensate telephone service providers for modifications to systems or services a provider identifies as not complying with the FBI's needs, and this classification does not include systems or services that may be added later.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/12/2001
• Decided 01/18/2002
• Published 01/18/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A. Stephen Hut Jr. argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were John H. Harwood II, Samir C. Jain, Lawrence E. Sarjeant, Linda L. Kent and John W. Hunter.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne Murphy, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice.  Daniel L. Kaplan, Counsel, entered an appearance.