In re Intramta Switched Access Charges Litig.

Decision Date27 May 2020
Docket Number18-10794,18-10849,18-10831,18-10842,18-10903,18-10847,18-10834,18-10841,18-10838,18-10844,18-10787,18-10776,18-10962,18-10808,18-10791,consolidated with Nos. 18-10770,18-10790,18-10820,18-10908,18-10824,18-10812,18-10845,18-10828,18-10822,18-10850,18-10803,18-10902,18-10840,18-10810,18-10907,18-10846,18-10796,18-10779,18-10817,18-10821,18-10964,18-10911,18-10827,No. 18-10768,18-10835,18-11094,18-10778,18-10823,18-10805,18-10816,18-10781,18-10819,19-10135.,18-10826,18-10832,18-10848,18-11095,18-10815,18-10818,18-10800,18-10905,18-10772,18-10806,18-10798,18-10797,18-10904,18-10843,18-10855,18-10813,18-10906,18-10830,18-10833,18-10792,18-10814,18-10909,18-10829,18-10774,18-10802,18-10804,18-10799,18-10788,18-10836,18-10839,18-10910,18-10901,18-10768
Citation961 F.3d 691
Parties IN RE: INTRAMTA SWITCHED ACCESS CHARGES LITIGATION
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Lorna K. Geiler, Meyer Capel, P.C., Champaign, IL, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Harrisonville Telephone Company, and Shawnee Telephone Company.

Tamerlin J. Godley, Henry Weissmann, Munger, Tolles & Olson, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Rachel Miller-Ziegler, Munger, Tolles & Olson, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees MCI Communications Services, Incorporated, and Verizon Select Services Incorporated.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Philip James Macres, Esq., Klein Law Group, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee Metropolitan Telecommunications Corporation of Pennsylvania.

Christopher J. Wright, Amy E. Richardson, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant Sprint Communications Company, L.P.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Brian C. Howe, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees Big River Telephone Company L.L.C.

Craig S. Johnson, Johnson & Sporleder, L.L.P., Jefferson City, MO, Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Brian Timothy McCartney, Brydon, Swearengen & England, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, for Defendants-Appellees Ellington Telephone Company, Fidelity Telephone Company, Mark Twain Communication Company, Mark Twain Rural Telephone Company, And Steelville Telephone Exchange, Incorporated.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Russell M. Blau, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Juliet Ann Cox, Kutak Rock, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, for Defendants-Appellees FairPoint Communications Missouri Incorporated, and Ellensburg Telephone Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Christian F. Binnig, Christopher Comstock, Jeffrey Morris Strauss, Esq., Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Bellsouth Telecommunications, L.L.C., Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Wisconsin Bell, Incorporated, and Michigan Bell Telephone Company.

Eric Stefan Johnson, Juliet Ann Cox, Kutak Rock, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Windstream Missouri L.L.C., Windstream Ohio, L.L.C., and Windstream Communications L.L.C.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Juliet Ann Cox, Kutak Rock, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee Yourtel America Incorporated.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Matthew Aaron Brill, Esq., Clayton Davidson LaForge, Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees Bresnan Broadband of Colorado L.L.C., and Bresnan Broadband of Montana L.L.C.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Centurytel of Cowiche Incorporated, XO Ohio, Incorporated, Allegiance Telecom of Georgia, Incorporated, Coastal Utilities, Incorporated, Allegiance Telecom, Incorporated, Centurytel of Ohio, Incorporated, United Telephone Company of Ohio, Central Telephone Company of Virginia, and Cornerstone Telephone Company, L.L.C.

Richard A. Finnigan, Olympia, WA, Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Inland Telephone Company, Pioneer Telephone Company, and Whidbey Telephone Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Gregory Ronald Merz, Lathrop GPM, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants-Appellees One Eighty Communications Incorporated, and Integra Telecom of Washington Incorporated.

William Alfred Adams, Esq., Sabrina Haurin, Esq., Bailey Cavalieri, L.L.C., Columbus, OH, Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Minford Telephone Company, Conneaut Telephone Company, Doylestown Telephone Company, and Telephone Service Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Douglas Edward Hart, Esq., Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellee Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, L.L.C.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Thomas J. Moorman, Esq., Woods & Aitken, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Paul M. Schudel, Esq., Woods & Aitken, L.L.P., Lincoln, NE, for Defendants-Appellees Arlington Telephone Company, Eastern Nebraska Telephone Company, Great Plains Communications Incorporated, and Hamilton Telephone Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Paul M. Schudel, Esq., Woods & Aitken, L.L.P., Lincoln, NE, for Defendant-Appellee Blair Telephone Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Russell M. Blau, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees ACN Communication Services, Blue Ridge Telephone Company, Hypercube Telecom, L.L.C., and Arvig Telephone Company.

Adam Caldwell, Patrick John Curran, Jr., Davis Wright Tremaine, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, for Defendants-Appellees ALEC, L.L.C., and Shenandoah Telephone Company.

Douglas Paul Lobel, David Vogel, Cooley, L.L.P., Reston, VA, Christopher John Akin, Esq., David Steven Coale, Esq., Michael Paige Lynn, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Alexandra Dunworth Leeper, Cooley, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Thomas J. Moorman, Esq., Woods & Aitken, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees Alma Telephone Company, Bulloch County Rural Telephone Cooperative, Incorporated, Darien Telephone Company Incorporated, Ellijay Telephone Company, and Hart Telephone Company.

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