Office of Consumer Counsel v. Southern New England Telephone Co.

RULING ON MOTION TO AMEND ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT

JANET BOND ARTERTON, District Judge.

Defendant Southern New England Telephone Company, doing business as AT & T Connecticut, Inc. (“AT & T”), moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) to amend the final judgment in this case entered on October 9, 2007. AT & T contends that the state regulatory decision which prompted this consolidated litigation was superseded by new legislation on October 1, 2007, which rendered Plaintiffs’ claims moot. Because the Court rejects this mootness argument as explained below, AT & T’s motion is denied.

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