New York State Department of Law v. FCC
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
984 F.2d 1209 (1993)
- Written by Heather Whittemore, JD
Facts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (defendant) brought an enforcement action against two affiliates of the NYNEX Corporation (collectively, the NYNEX Telephone Companies, or NTCs). The FCC alleged that the NTCs violated rules that were meant to prevent telephone-service companies from overpaying affiliates and passing the overpayments on to customers. Eight months later, the FCC and NTCs entered into a settlement agreement in which the NTCs agreed to all the FCC’s terms in exchange for the FCC promising to not open further proceedings related to the challenged conduct. The New York State Department of Law (the Department) (plaintiff) petitioned the FCC to reopen its case against the NTCs. The FCC denied the Department’s petition. The Department appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wald, J.)
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