LA VOZ RADIO DE LA COMMUNIDAD v. F.C.C.

No. 99-1565.

223 F.3d 313 (2000)

LA VOZ RADIO DE LA COMMUNIDAD, Miguel Toro, Leandra Abriu, Rosalia Polanco, Israe Lucatero, Keyla Acosta, Manuel Valles, Ingris Branch, Bernardo Moya, Olga Garcia, Henry Rodriguez, Jose L. Baez, Angel Coriano, Cruz Coriano, Bienvenida Rodriguez, Miguel Ruiz, Pedro Pena, Francisca Romero, Luz Maria Montenegro, Rafela Ferrera, and Justina Fernandez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, and James Bridgewater, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Edwards (argued), Kevin S. Ernst (briefed), Katharine M. Omansiek, Law Offices of K.S. Ernst, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.

Mark S. Davies (argued and briefed), Jacob M. Lewis (briefed), Robert S. Greenspan, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Before: KEITH, DAUGHTREY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

La Voz de la Communidad, an unlicensed radio "microbroadcaster" based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, joined by its owner and a number of its listeners, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, requesting that the district court enjoin the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking any action to stop La Voz from broadcasting without a license. The district court dismissed the...

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