Legal Opinion
Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Charter Communications Properties, LLC Paul G. Allen v. County of Santa Cruz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2002No. 01-15846, 01-16975PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Circuit Judge.
These cases surround one central issue: did Santa Cruz County reasonably withhold consent to a change in ownership of a cable franchise? Because we determine the County’s denial of consent was reasonable and lawful, we reverse the district court’s decision on the merits, mooting the issue of attorney’s fees in the companion case.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The core dispute here involves a lengthy set of negotiations between the County and Charter. While time-consuming and intensive, these negotiations boil down to whether the County’s requests for financial and other…
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