WISCONSIN BELL, INC. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COM'N OF WISCONSIN

Nos. 97-C-566-C, 98-C-11-C, 98-C-153-C and 98-C-366-C.

27 F.Supp.2d 1149 (1998)

WISCONSIN BELL, INC. d/b/a Ameritech Wisconsin, Plaintiff, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN, and Cheryl L. Parrino, Daniel J. Eastman, and Joseph P. Mettner, Defendants. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Wisconsin, Plaintiff, v. Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, and Cheryl L. Parrino, Daniel J. Eastman, and Joseph P. Mettner, in their official capacities as members of the Commission, and MCI Telecommunications Corp. and MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., Defendants, and United States of America, Intervenor. MCI Telecommunications Corp., and MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Wisconsin, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, and Cheryl L. Parrino, Daniel J. Eastman, and Joseph P. Mettner, in their official capacities as members of the Commission, Defendants, and United States of America, Intervenor. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Wisconsin, Plaintiff, v. TCG Milwaukee, Inc., Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Cheryl L. Parrino and Joseph P. Mettner, Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Defendants, and Time Warner Communications of Milwaukee, L.P., Intervenor.

United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.

November 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne O. Hanewicz, Foley & Lardner, Madison, WI, Bradley D. Jackson, Foley & Lardner, Madison WI, John R. Dawson, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee WI, for Wisconsin Bell, Inc., Ameritech Wisconsin.

Glenn Kelley, Public Service Commission of WI, Chief Counsel, Madison WI, for Public Service Commission of WI.

Linda M. Clifford, Lafollette & Sinykin, Madison WI, for U.S. Xchange, L.L.C. (Amicus).

Niles Berman, Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C., Madison WI, for MCI Telecomm. Corp., MCIMetro Access Trans.

Anthony A. Tomaselli, Quarles & Brady, Madison WI, for AT & T Communications of Wisconsin.

Michael J. Varda, Staff Attorney, Public Service Commission, Madison WI, for Public Service Commission of WI, Parrino, Cheryl L., Eastman, Daniel J., Mettner, Joseph P.

Andrea M. Sharrin, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington DC, for Federal Communications (Prop in).

Bradley D. Jackson, Foley & Lardner, Madison WI, for Wisconsin Bell, Inc., Ameritech Wisconsin, plaintiff(s).

Kathleen M. Mulligan, Sidley and Austin, Chicago, IL, for TCG Milwaukee, Inc.

Mary M. Stevens, Public Service Commission, Madison, WI, for Public Service Commission of Wis., Parrino, Cheryl L., Mettner, Joseph P.

Peter Gardon, Reinhart, Boerner, Vandeuren Norris & Rieselbach, SC, Madison, WI, for Time Warner Communications.

Michael L. Shor, Swidler & Berlin, Washington DC, for U.S. Xchange, L.L.C.


OPINION AND ORDER

CRABB, District Judge.

These four civil actions are brought pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. At the heart of each lies a ruling of defendant Public Service Commission of Wisconsin issued under the auspices of the Act. In essence, the actions are appeals of the commission's rulings. Defendants in all the cases are the commission and its members, who are named in their official capacities only. The actions are before the court...

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