Sprint PCS L.P. v. Connecticut Siting Council

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Chief Judge) dismissing, sua sponte, one of two counts in the plaintiffs complaint for failure to exhaust state administrative remedies. Each of the parties to this appeal takes the same position: that the district court misinterpreted Connecticut state law governing the appeala-bility of declaratory rulings by state administrative agencies. Because we agree with the parties, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff-Appellant Sprint PCS L.P. (“Sprint”) is a…