Legal Opinion
Keith MAYDAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BONDED CREDIT COMPANY INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1996No. 95-35511PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by Keith Maydak pro se requires us to decide if a district court has subject matter jurisdiction over an action brought by a private person under the Federal Communications Act of 1934 (“the Act”), 47 U.S.C. § 151 et. seq., where no party to the lawsuit is a telecommunications carrier regulated by the Act. A secondary issue is whether the district court erred in dismissing the corporate plaintiff as a party because it was not represented by an attorney.
Maydak filed a complaint on behalf of himself and Confidential Services of America, Inc. (“Confidential”),…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Teleconcepts, Incorporated, Defendant/third-Party v. Bell of Pennsylvania, Third-Party Teleconcepts, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Ivy Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company and New York Telephone Company, Defendants-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Garden State Investment Corporation, Doing Business as Adventures in AchievementCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- The Church of the New Testament, Its Members and Friends, Plaintiffs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Greene v. Sprint Communications Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Qwest Communications Corp. v. City of BerkeleyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2001
- US West, Inc. v. Business Discount Plan, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 2000
- Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. City of HawthorneDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2001
- APCC Services, Inc. v. Cable & Wireless, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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