Legal Opinion
Community Broadcasting of Boston, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 19, 1976No. 76-1526PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Community Broadcasting of Boston, Inc. (Community) seeks judicial review of an order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denying Community’s petition to disqualify the law firm of Pierson, Ball & Dowd (PB&D) from representing intervenor RKO General, Inc. (RKO) in proceedings before the agency. The FCC and RKO move to dismiss Community’s petition for review on the ground that the agency’s refusal to disqualify is an interlocutory order and therefore not reviewable at this stage of the .litigation.1 We are persuaded that policy considerations disfavoring “piecemeal…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fred Weber, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company, Shell Pipe Line Corporation, Amoco Oil Company and Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Multi-Piece Rim Products Liability Litigation. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. John C. RisjordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Coastal States Gas Corp. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
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