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AT & T COM. OF SOUTH CENT. STATES v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Civil Action Nos. 97-1136-A, 97-1137-A, 98-105-A.

43 F.Supp.2d 593 (1999)

AT & T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES, INC. v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., et al. AT & T Communications of the South Central States, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., et al. American Communication Services of Louisiana, Inc., et al. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

March 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Guerry, Michael A. Patterson, Jennifer J. Vosburg, Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Michael D. Warden, David L. Lawson, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, for AT & T Communications.

R. Patrick Vance, Edward H. Bergin, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, Louisiana, Michael K. Kellogg, Sean A. Lev, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, PLLC, Washington, DC, for BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Neil T. Erwin, Wiener, Weiss & Madison, APC, Shreveport, Louisiana, Brian Andrew Eddington, McCollister & McCleary, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Louisiana Public Service, Service Commission, Don Owen, Irma Muse Dixon, Dale Sittig, James M. Field, Jack A. Blossman.

Alicia Reggie Freysinger, New Orleans, Louisiana, for American Communication Services of Louisiana, Inc., American Communication Services of Baton Rouge, Inc., and American Communication Services of Shreveport, Inc.

John Anthony Dunlap, Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans, LA, John B. Dunlap, III, Simoneaux, Ryan, Carleton & Dunlap, Baton Rouge, LA, for Sprint Communications Company, L.P.

RULING ON SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

PARKER, District Judge.

This consolidated matter is before the court, sua sponte, to consider whether the State of Louisiana through the Public Service Commission is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity. All parties have been directed to brief the issue. The defendants, the Louisiana Public Service Commission ("Public Service Commission") and its members, argue that they are immune from suit under the Eleventh...

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