MCI Communications Svc, Inc., et al v. ACN Communication Svc, Inc., et al

Justia Dockets & Filings Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit MCI Communications Svc, Inc., et al v. ACN Communication Svc, Inc., et al

MCI Communications Svc, Inc., et al v. ACN Communication Svc, Inc., et al

Plaintiff - Appellant:	MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INCORPORATED and VERIZON SELECT SERVICES INCORPORATED
Defendant - Appellee:	ACN COMMUNICATION SERVICES, ALEC, L.L.C., ALMA TELEPHONE COMPANY, ALLEGIANCE TELECOM OF GEORGIA, INCORPORATED, BIRCH TELECOM OF THE SOUTH, INCORPORATED, BLUE RIDGE TELEPHONE COMPANY, BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., BULLOCH COUNTY RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED, CBEYOND COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED, COASTAL UTILITIES, INCORPORATED, COX ARIZONA TELCOM INCORPORATED, COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C., COX VIRGINIA TELCOM INCORPORATED, COX GEORGIA TELCOM, L.L.C., DARIEN TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED, DELTACOM, L.L.C., ELLIJAY TELEPHONE COMPANY, GEORGIA WINDSTREAM TELEPHONE INCORPORATED, HART TELEPHONE COMPANY, HYPERCUBE TELECOM, L.L.C., KNOLOGY OF THE VALLEY, INCORPORATED, PEERLESS NETWORK OF GEORGIA, L.L.C., PEMBROKE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, PINELAND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED, PLANT TELEPHONE COMPANY, PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED, PROGRESSIVE RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED, PUBLIC SERVICE TELEPHONE COMPANY, RINGGOLD TELEPHONE COMPANY, SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., US LEC OF GEORGIA, L.L.C., WILKES TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, WINDSTREAM ACCUCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C., WINDSTREAM GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., WINDSTREAM GEORGIA TELEPHONE, L.L.C., WINDSTREAM GEORGIA, L.L.C., WINDSTREAM STANDARD, L.L.C., ALLEGIANCE TELECOM, INCORPORATED, BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, L.L.C. and BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
Case Number:	18-10776
Filed:	June 29, 2018
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Contract Actions

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Plaintiff - appellant: MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Henry Weissmann
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Plaintiff - appellant: VERIZON SELECT SERVICES INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Henry Weissmann
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Defendant - appellee: ACN COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Represented By:	Russell M. Blau
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Defendant - appellee: ALEC, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Adam Caldwell
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Defendant - appellee: ALMA TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: ALLEGIANCE TELECOM OF GEORGIA, INCORPORATED
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Defendant - appellee: BIRCH TELECOM OF THE SOUTH, INCORPORATED
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Defendant - appellee: BLUE RIDGE TELEPHONE COMPANY
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Defendant - appellee: BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
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Defendant - appellee: BULLOCH COUNTY RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: CBEYOND COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Russell M. Blau
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Defendant - appellee: CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED
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Defendant - appellee: COASTAL UTILITIES, INCORPORATED
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Defendant - appellee: COX ARIZONA TELCOM INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Matthew Aaron Brill
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Defendant - appellee: COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Matthew Aaron Brill
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Defendant - appellee: COX VIRGINIA TELCOM INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Matthew Aaron Brill
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Defendant - appellee: COX GEORGIA TELCOM, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Matthew Aaron Brill
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Defendant - appellee: DARIEN TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: DELTACOM, L.L.C.
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Defendant - appellee: ELLIJAY TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: GEORGIA WINDSTREAM TELEPHONE INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: HART TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: HYPERCUBE TELECOM, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Russell M. Blau
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Defendant - appellee: KNOLOGY OF THE VALLEY, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: PEERLESS NETWORK OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Henry T. Kelly
Represented By:	Marisa Ann Lorenzo
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Defendant - appellee: PEMBROKE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: PINELAND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: PLANT TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: PLANTERS RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: PROGRESSIVE RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: PUBLIC SERVICE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
Represented By:	James A. Overcash
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Defendant - appellee: RINGGOLD TELEPHONE COMPANY
Represented By:	Newton M. Galloway
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P.
Represented By:
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Defendant - appellee: US LEC OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WILKES TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Represented By:	Patrick T. O'Connor
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM ACCUCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM GEORGIA TELEPHONE, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM GEORGIA, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: WINDSTREAM STANDARD, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Eric Stefan Johnson
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Defendant - appellee: ALLEGIANCE TELECOM, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Adam Caldwell
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Defendant - appellee: BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Russell M. Blau
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Defendant - appellee: BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.
Represented By:	Christian F. Binnig
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