Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Curtis v. TRINKO, LLP v. BELL ATLANTIC CORP.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 6, 2000No. 00 Civ.1910(SHS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STEIN, District Judge.
Defendant Bell Atlantic Corp. has moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) on the grounds that plaintiff lacks standing and that the complaint fails to state a claim. For the reasons set forth below, that motion is granted, with leave to replead in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, local telephone companies may enter the market for long-distance telephone service provided they face competition in the local telephone service market. 47 U.S.C. § 271(c). To promote development of competition in local…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, L.L.P., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Bell Atlantic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, L.L.P., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Bell Atlantic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Covad Communications Co. v. Bell Atlantic Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2002
- Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, L.L.P., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Bell Atlantic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002