Legal Opinion
Sharon Margaret Pavlak, Cross-Appellee v. John R. Church, Individually and in His Capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Boise, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1984No. 81-3109, 81-3122PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
The question now before us is whether the two year statute of limitations provided in § 415(b) of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 415(b), applies to claims against a telephone company arising out of providing equipment to a police department that conducted illegal wiretapping. We conclude it does apply and remand for a determination of whether the complaint against the telephone company is time barred.
The case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court. In 1976 and 1977 the Boise City Police Department allegedly conducted an illegal surveillance program…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Crown, Cork & Seal Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chardon v. Fumero SotoSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Weiss v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Wright v. SchockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Dean CLAYTON, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- PBA Local No. 38 v. Woodbridge Police DepartmentDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
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