CHAIR KING, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees,
v.
HOUSTON CELLULAR CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants,
Karen Laake, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 15, 1997.
December 15, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Julius G. Glickman, Dennis G. Herlong, Glickman, Herlong & Hughes, Houston, TX, Samuel Issacharoff, Charles Martin Silver, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.
Robert C. Bonner, Rex S. Heinke, Alicia J. Bentley, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for Houston Cellular Corp.
The Kirby Mansion, John P. Venzke, Houston, TX, for Reedy and John Eagle Imports.
David Wayne Medack, Houston, TX, for Don McGill Toyota, Inc.
L. Boyd Smith, Jr., Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Holiday Inns, Inc.
Robert Hayden Burns, Burns, Wooley & Marseglia, Houston, TX, for McCollum Auto. Group, Inc.
David James Healy, Stephen L. Lundwall, Arnold, White & Durkee, Houston, TX, for Hartford Fire Ins. Co.
Robert Christopher McCabe, Oldenettel & Sadberry, Houston, TX, for Texas Ins. Brokers, Inc.
Richard H. Martin, Houston, TX, for Pettigrew.
Steven M. Zager, Dean Danyl Hunt, Gregory Scott Coleman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Houston, TX, for GTE Mobilnet of Houston, Inc.
Jeff P. Murphrey, Tekell, Book, Matthews & Limmer, Houston, TX, for Pearle Vision, Inc.
D. Ferguson McNiel, Robert Glen Rigby, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Federal Kemper Life Assur. Co.
David R. Sweat, Arlington, TX, for Mail Drop, Inc.
Diann M. Bartek, San Antonio, TX, for Newcity Communications of San Antonio, Inc.
Michael Horne, Dallas, TX, pro se.
Harry Keith Lynch, Garrett & Lynch, Houston, TX, for DBS-Digitec Business Systems, Inc.
Warren Wayne Harris, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, TX, David L. Burgert, John R. Hawkins, Porter & Hedges, Houston, TX, for Valufax F.A., Inc.
Eugene Zemp DuBose, Dallas, TX, for Data On Tap, Inc.
Gregory Mark Gouner, Baton Rouge, LA, for Heilman.
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Because we conclude that Congress granted state courts exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over private actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand this case to it with directions to dismiss this cause for want of subject matter jurisdiction.
I.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, Pub.L. No. 102...
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