United States DC Circuit

Petitions for review of an FCC referral order, which pertained to litigation among the plaintiffs over compensation for use of wireless networks, is denied, as the petition is not properly before the court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2003
• Decided 11/25/2003
• Published 11/25/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David W. Carpenter argued the cause for IXC and LEC petitioner-intervenors.   With him on the briefs were Peter H. Jacoby, Judy Sello, Daniel Meron, Jonathan F. Cohn, Robert B. McKenna, William Single IV, and Jeffrey A. Rackow., Andrew G. McBride argued the cause for petitioners Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Cellco Partnership.   With him on the briefs were John T. Scott III, Luisa L. Lancetti, and R. Michael Senkowski.  Kenneth D. Patrich and Lewis A. Tollin entered appearances., Luisa L. Lancetti, Caressa D. Bennet and Gregory W. Whiteaker were on the brief for intervenors Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Rural Telecommunications Group.  Kenneth D. Patrich entered an appearance., Peter H. Jacoby, Judy Sello, David W. Carpenter, Daniel Meron, Robert B. McKenna, William Single IV, and Jeffrey A. Rackow were on the brief for IXC and LEC intervenors in Case Nos. 02-1263 and 02-1275.   Jonathan F. Cohn and Mark C. Rosenblum entered appearances.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Ingle, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were R. Hewitt Pate, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard K. Welch and Laurel R. Bergold, Counsel.