United States DC Circuit

Plaintiffs' appeal of the consent decree in an antitrust case, alleging the decree was against the public interest and violated the Tunney Act was rejected.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/04/2003
• Decided 06/30/2004
• Published 06/30/2004

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS, SENTELLE, RANDOLPH, ROGERS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven R. Kuney argued the cause for appellant Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ex rel., in No. 02-7155.   With him on the briefs were Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Glenn S. Kaplan, Assistant Attorney General.  John E. Schmidtlein and Nicholas J. Boyle entered appearances., Robert H. Bork argued the cause for appellants The Computer and Communications Industry Association, et al., in No. 03-5030.   With him on the briefs were Kenneth W. Starr, Glenn B. Manishin, Stephanie A. Joyce, Mark L. Kovner, and Elizabeth S. Petrela., Kenneth W. Starr, Robert H. Bork, David M. Gossett, Elizabeth S. Petrela, Donald M. Falk, and Mitchell S. Pettit were on the brief of amici curiae The Computer and Communications Industry Association, et al., in support of appellant in No. 02-7155.  Glenn B. Manishin entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah P. Majoras, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee United States of America in No. 03-5030.   With her on the brief were R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, and Catherine G. O'Sullivan and David Seidman, Attorneys., Michael Lacovara and Steven L. Holley argued the causes for appellees.   With them on the briefs were John L. Warden, Richard J. Urowsky, Richard C. Pepperman II, Bradley P. Smith, Thomas W. Burt, David A. Heiner, Jr., Charles F. Rule, and Dan K. Webb.