Legal Opinion
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service Board
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided December 14, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 83-305PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HOLDEN, District Judge.
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (NET) seeks declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 401(b) (1962) to compel the Vermont Public Service Board (VPSB) to adopt depreciation rates and methods prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The court originally scheduled a hearing on the request for preliminary injunctive relief on September 1, 1983. The hearing was postponed by stipulation of the parties “to a later date” with the unusual provision that in the event judgment is entered for the plaintiff and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Nebraska State Railway CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Town of Springfield, Vermont v. McCarrenDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hawaiian Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Hawaiian Telephone Company v. Public Utilities Commission Of State Of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- New England Tel. and Tel. v. Pub. Ser. Bd. of Vt.District Court, D. Vermont · 1983