MCI Metro Access Transmission Services., Inc. v. City of St. Louis

GRIMM, Judge.

In this case, both plaintiff MCI1 and defendant City of St. Louis sought declaratory judgments and injunctions. The center of the dispute is St. Louis City Communications Transmission Systems ordinance 62,233. MCI claimed it is exempt from City’s license fees, while City claimed otherwise.

Also, MCI alleged it was entitled to an injunction to require City to act on, and grant, its request for a construction permit. In contrast, City sought an injunction to prohibit MCI from operating its communications transmission system until it complied with the ordinance’s requirements.

The…