Legal Opinion

Thomas, William v. Network Solutions

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 14, 1999No. 98-5502PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court dismissing a complaint filed against the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) and its private contractor, Network Solutions, Inc. Plaintiffs are individuals and entities who registered Internet domain names through Network Solutions, Inc., paying a one-time registration fee and yearly renewal fees thereafter, a portion of which the company paid over to NSF according to the terms of a government contract. The complaint alleged, among other things, that NSF had…

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3Cited by51 opinions

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