Legal Opinion
In Re Monroe Communications Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1988No. 87-1152PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Monroe Communications Corporation petitions this court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Federal Communications Commission to act on certain matters relating to a comparative license renewal hearing to which Monroe is a party. The writ of mandamus is available only in exceptional circumstances, and we hold the delay at issue here is not so great as to justify that response. However, the presence of seemingly uncontradicted allegations of bad faith on the part of the FCC lead us to retain jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Federal Communications Commission v. WJR, Goodwill Station, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration, and Aspirin Foundation of America, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Medical Committee for Human Rights v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Potomac Electric Power Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Consolidated Rail Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Erspamer v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 516, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 829 Independence Mining Company, Inc. v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior United States Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Independence Mining Co. v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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