United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of FCC regulations requiring cable systems to provide analog and digital signals of certain broadcast channels is dismissed for lack of standing where petitioners-cable programmers did not show that enforcement of the proposed regulations would cause them injury, or that their alleged injuries would be redressible by a favorable ruling.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2008
• Published 10/31/2008

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, TATEL and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce D. Sokler argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs was Robert G. Kidwell., Burt A. Braverman was on the brief for amici curiae Africa Channel, et al. in support of petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph R. Palmore, Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Nancy C. Garrison, Attorneys, Matthew B. Berry, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, and Joel Marcus, Counsel.  C. Grey Pash Jr., Counsel, entered an appearance., Jack N. Goodman argued the cause for intervenors Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., et al. in support of respondent.   With him on the brief were John A. Rogovin, Jane E. Mago, Jerianne Timmerman, and David L. Donovan.  Dileep S. Srihari entered an appearance.