MARIN TV SERVICES PARTNERS, LTD. v. F.C.C.

No. 90-1249.

936 F.2d 1304 (1991)

MARIN TV SERVICES PARTNERS, LTD., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, North Bay Television, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Evans with whom William D. Goddard, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, F.C.C., with whom Robert L. Pettit, Gen. Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Seymour M. Chase was on the brief, Hackensack, N.J., for intervenor.

Before EDWARDS, D.H. GINSBURG and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) granted North Bay Television, Inc. (North Bay) a license to build a UHF television station. The Commission based its decision in part on its finding that a competing applicant, Marin TV Services Partners, Limited (Marin), was a "sham" organization controlled by its purportedly passive investors. The Commission also allowed North Bay to amend its application and granted the license based on...

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