American Electric Power Service Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2013Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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12-1396 | D.C. Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2013 |
Issue: (1) Whether Congress, by expressly excluding incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) from the Pole Attachments Act’s definition of “telecommunications carrier,” intended to exclude attachments by ILECs to the poles of other utilities from the protections of the Act; and (2) whether the FCC provided a reasoned justification for re-interpreting the Pole Attachments Act to extend its protections to attachments by ILECs to the poles of other utilities.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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May 24 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2013) |
Jun 21 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 29, 2013. |
Jun 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of DTE Electric Company, et al. filed. |
Jun 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Edison Electric Institute filed. |
Jul 29 2013 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
Aug 9 2013 | Reply of petitioners American Electric Power Service Corporation, et al. filed. |
Aug 14 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013. |
Oct 7 2013 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |