Legal Opinion
MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. David Graham, Individually and D/B/A Graham Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1993No. 92-6270PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we find that the complaint “arises under” federal law, we reverse.
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Appellant MCI provided telecommunication services to the appellee Graham between April 1991 and October 1991 under the terms and conditions of MCI F.C.C. Tariff No. 1 (tariff). This tariff is filed and maintained with the F.C.C. pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 203. On October 13, 1991, MCI terminated Graham’s service because Graham failed to pay his bill. MCI then demanded payment of…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. O'Brien Marketing, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1995
- Western Union International, Incorporated v. Data Development, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Teleconcepts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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