CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

No. C 99-01874 WHA.

133 F.Supp.2d 1184 (2001)

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation; Charter Communications Properties, LLC, a Colorado limited liability corporation; and Paul G. Allen, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

March 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann E. Johnston, Richard R. Patch, A. Marisa Chun, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs.

Dwight L. Herr, County Counsel, Samuel Torres, Jr., County Counsel of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, William M. Marticorena, M. Katherine Jenson, Jeffrey Melching, Robert S. Bower, Rutan & Tucker, Costa Mesa, CA, for defendant.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AFTER BENCH TRIAL

ALSUP, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In this case of first impression concerning the application of the 120-day rule under Section 617 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection & Competition Act of 1992, 47 U.S.C. 537, the issue is whether the County of Santa Cruz, California, unlawfully and unreasonably refused to consent to a change in ownership for a local cable franchise. Also presented...

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