Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. Public Service Com'n of Wisconsin
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 25, 1998No. 97-C-566-C, 98-C-11-C, 98-C-153-C and 98-C-366-CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CRABB, District Judge.
These four civil actions are brought pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. At the heart of each lies a ruling of defendant Public Service Commission of Wisconsin issued under the auspices of the Act. In essence, the actions are appeals of the commission’s rulings. Defendants in all the cases are the commission and its members, who are named in their official capacities only. The actions are before the court on motions filed by defendants in each case to dismiss on Eleventh Amendment immunity grounds. To expedite resolution of the motions, I…
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3Cited by12 opinions
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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