Legal Opinion
City of Peoria v. General Electric Cablevision Corporation (Gecco), and Third-Party v. Federal Communications Commission, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 4, 1982No. 82-1250, 82-1420PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We are required in this case to determine the proper route for obtaining judicial review of a regulation of the Federal Communications Commission whose validity is questioned in a suit on a contract. May the court in which that suit is brought determine its validity, or must the court refer the question to the FCC under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction?
In 1966 the City of Peoria granted a 20-year cable television franchise to General Electric Cablevision Corporation (GECCO), which in exchange agreed to pay the city an annual franchise fee equal to 10 percent of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Functional Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Functional Music, Inc. v. United States of America, Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Rockford League of Women Voters v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commonwealth Edison Company, Intervenor-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- GTE South, Inc. v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Katie Arsberry v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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