GTE NORTH INC. v. McCARTY

Nos. 1:97-CV-0012, 1:97-CV-0058 and 1:97-CV-0066.

978 F.Supp. 827 (1997)

GTE NORTH INCORPORATED and Contel of the South Incorporated, Plaintiffs, v. William D. McCARTY, Mary Jo Huffman, G. Richard Klein, Camie Swanson-Hill, David Ziegner (In Their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission), and AT & T Communications of Indiana, Inc., Defendants. GTE NORTH INCORPORATED and Contel of the South, Incorporated, Plaintiffs, v. William D. McCARTY, Mary Jo Huffman, G. Richard Klein, Camie Swanson-Hill, David Ziegner (In Their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission), and MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Defendants. GTE NORTH INCORPORATED and Contel of the South, Incorporated, Plaintiffs, v. William D. McCARTY, Mary Jo Huffman, G. Richard Klein, Camie Swanson-Hill, David Ziegner (In Their Official Capacities as Commissioners of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission), and Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, Fort Wayne Division.

September 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Belleperche, Hunt Suedhoff Borror and Eilbacher, Fort Wayne, IN, Ray V. Hartwell, III, Lewis F. Powell, III, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Paul T. Cappuccio, Eugene F. Assaf, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Mark L. Austrian, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, William P. Barr, Ward W. Wueste, Jr., M. Edward Whelan, III, GTE Service Corp., Washington, DC, for GTE North, Inc., Contel of the South Inc. in No. 1:97-CV-0012.

Thomas W. Belleperche, Hunt Suedhoff Borror and Eilbacher, Fort Wayne, IN, Paul T. Cappuccio, Eugene F. Assaf, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Mark L. Austrian, John B. Williams, Karen M. Lockwood, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, William P. Barr, Ward W. Wueste, Jr., M. Edward Whelan, III, GTE Service Corp., Washington, DC, John A. Rogovin, O'Melveny and Myers, Washington, DC, Dale Sporleder, GTE North Inc. Indianapolis, IN, for GTE North, Inc. in No. 1:97-CV-0058.

Thomas W. Belleperche, Hunt Suedhoff Borror and Eilbacher, Fort Wayne, IN, Paul T. Cappuccio, Eugene F. Assaf, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Mark L. Austrian, John B. Williams, Karen M. Lockwood, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, William P. Barr, Ward W. Wueste, Jr., M. Edward Whelan, III, GTE Service Corp., Washington, DC, John A. Rogovin, O'Melveny and Myers, Washington, DC, for Contel of the South, Inc. in No. 1:97-CV-0058.

Thomas W. Belleperche, Hunt Suedhoff Borror and Eilbacher, Fort Wayne, IN, Ray V. Hartwell, III, Lewis F. Powell, III, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Paul T. Cappuccio, Eugene F. Assaf, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Mark L. Austrian, Karen M. Lockwood, Mary Jean Fell, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, William P. Barr, Ward W. Wueste, Jr., M. Edward Whelan, III, GTE Service Corp., Washington, DC, John A. Rogovin, O'Melveny and Myers, Washington, DC, Dale Sporleder, GTE North Inc. Indianapolis, IN, for GTE North, Inc. in No. 1:97-CV-006.

Cindy M. Lott, Office of Indiana Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for John Mortell, Mary Jo Huffman, G. Richard Klein, Camie Swanson-Hull, David Ziegner, William D. McCarty in Nos. 1:97-CV-0012, 1:97-CV-0058 and 1:97-CV-0066.

Steven L. Jackson, Baker and Daniels, Fort Wayne, IN, Michael J. Huston, Kevin M. Toner, Duejean C. Garrett, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, Frederic J. Artwick, Anne E. Rea, Jon Loevy, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, William A. Davis, II, John J. Reidy, III, AT & T Communications of Indiana, Inc. Chicago, IL, for AT & T Communications of Indiana, Inc. in No. 1:97-CV-0012.

Jon E. DeGuilio, U.S. Attorneys Office, Dyer, IN, Deborah M. Leonard, U.S. Attorneys Office, Fort Wayne, IN, Theodore C. Hirt, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Brian G. Kennedy, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for F.C.C. and U.S. in No. 1:97-CV-0058.

Jon E. DeGuilio, U.S. Attorneys Office, Dyer, IN, Deborah M. Leonard, U.S. Attorneys Office, Fort Wayne, IN, Theodore C. Hirt, Phillip J. Green, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for F.C.C. and U.S. in No. 1:97-CV-0066.

George E. Purdy, C. Joseph Russell, Bose McKinney and Evans, Indianapolis, IN, William Single, IV, MCI Telecommunications Corp., Washington, DC, Robert K. Johnson, Bose McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, IN, Donald B. Verrill, Jr., Maureen F. Del Duca, Douglas H. Hsaio, Jenner and Block, Washington, DC, for MCI Telecommunications Corp. in No. 1:97-CV-0058.

Kristin L. Altice, Ice Miller Donadio and Ryan, Indianapolis, IN, David P. Murray, A. Renee Callahan, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, Washington, DC, for Sprint Communications Co., L.P. in No. 1:97-CV-0066.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. LEE, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on motions to dismiss brought by the defendants in the following three cases: GTE North Inc. and Contel of the South Inc. v. McCarty,1 et al., and AT & T Communications of Indiana, No. 1:97-CV-0012 (N.D.Ind. filed Jan. 10, 1997) (the "AT & T case"); GTE North Inc. and Contel of the South, Inc. v. McCarty, et...

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