Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland

C. A. 4th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 533 U. S. 928.] The petitions for certiorari in these cases presented the same questions at issue in No. 00-878, Mathias et al v. WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. [certiorari granted, 532 U. S. 903], plus the additional question of subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U. S. C. § 1331. We granted certiorari only on the additional question, and held the other questions pending their resolution in Mathias, supra. Oral argument has revealed, however, that we may be unable to reach the merits of the questions presented in Mathias. Therefore, to ensure that we…