IN RE WIRELESS TELE. FED. COST RECOVERY FEES LIT.

Nos. 04-2276, 04-2285, 04-2295, 04-2298, 04-2303, 04-2313.

396 F.3d 922 (2005)

In re WIRELESS TELEPHONE FEDERAL COST RECOVERY FEES LITIGATION. Joseph A. Blando, Individually and as Representatives of the Class of Customers of Nextel Retail Stores, Inc., Who Were and Are Being Charged a Fee for "Federal Programs Cost Recovery" (WDMO 02-921); James Sanders, Individually and as Representatives of the Class of Customers of Nextel Retail Stores, Inc., Who Were and Are Being Charged a Fee for "Federal-Programs Cost Recovery" (WDMO 02-921); Greg Benney, Individually and as Representative of the Class of Customers of Spring, Inc., Who Were and Are Being Charged a Fee for Usa Regulatory Obligations Fee (WDMO 02-4269), Plaintiffs-Appellees, Daniels & Daniels, PA, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 03-1090), Plaintiff, Seth Lamb, (WDMO 03-1091), Plaintiff — Appellee, Steve Strange, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 01-1092), Plaintiff-Appellant, James Edward Campbell, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 03-1093); Jakobson Properties, LLC, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 03-1148); Desiree T. Mack, (WDMO 03-1145); Pamela Clinkscales, (WDMO 03-1146); Irene Houston, (WDMO 03-1146); Dennis Patrick, (WDMO 03-1146), Plaintiffs — Appellees, Bravo Restaurants, Inc. (WDMO 03-1147); Heights Glass and Mirror 2, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 03-1147), Plaintiffs, Susan McCaughey, Susan and John McCaughey, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 03-1149); John McCaughey, (WDMO 03-1149); Pat M. Pulitano, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-50); Die Cut Paper Products, Inc., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-50); Robert F. Milner, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-51); Star Painting & Wallcovering of Skippack, Inc. (WDMO 04-55); William Drugan, (WDMO 04-52); Thomas Lang, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-53); Steve Alport, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-62), Plaintiffs — Appellees, Ralph St. George, (WDMO 04-54); Ambrose Petroleum, Inc., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-54), Plaintiffs, Daniel Ferazzoli, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-104-cv); David Kukral, (04-102-cv); Laura Garafolo, (04-0103-CV); Tanna Sparks, (WDMO 04-134); Jessalyn Brewer, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated (WDMO 04-133); Paul Lamia, (WDMO 04-159); Anne Franczyk, (WDMO 04-265); Christine Hobson, (WDMO 04-264); Jaclyn Lee Bowden, (WDMO 04-264); Paula Jones, (WDMO 04-264); Patricia Gamble, (WDMO 04-264); Regionald N. Wilson, (WDMO 04-264); Jocelyn Conwell; Frank Cherry; Dennis Gregory; Steve D. Solomon; Elizabeth Cherry; Julio Prieto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nextel West Corporation, (WDMO 02-921, 03-1092, 03-1147, 04-102); Nextel Partners, Inc. (WDMO 02-921 and WDMO 03-1092), Defendants — Appellees, Nextel Operations, Doing Business as Nextel Communications, Nextel Retail and/or Nextel, Inc.; Nextel West Services, Doing Business as Nextel Communications, Nextel Retail and/or Nextel, LLC; Nextel Partners Operating Corp., Doing Business as Nextel Partners, (WDMO 02-921); Nextel South Corp., Doing Business as Nextel Communications, (WDMO 02-921 and WDMO 03-1090); Nextel, of California, Inc. (WDMO 02-921); Sprint International Communications Corp., (WDMO 02-4269, 04-62); Sprint Communications Company, LP, (WDMO 02-4269, 04-62); Sprint Spectrum, LP (WDMO 02-4269, 03-1093, 04-51, 04-53, 04-62), Defendants, Nextel Communications, Inc. (WDMO 03-1091, 03-1092, 03-1145, 03-1148, 04-50, 04-52, 04-55, 04-103-cv, 04-104), Defendant — Appellee, Does 1-1000, Inclusive (WDMO 03-1092); Does 1-100, (WDMO 03-1093); Nextel, of New York, Inc. (WDMO 03-1148, 03-1149); AT & T Wireless Services, Inc. (WDMO 03-1146); Cingular Wireless, LLC (WDMO 03-1146); Sprint Corporation, (WDMO 03-1146, 04-53, 04-62); Nextel Retail Stores, Inc. (WDMO 03-1149, 04-50); Nextel Communications, of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (WDMO 04-50, 04-54); Sprintcom, Inc. (WDMO 04-53, 04-62), Defendants, Steven Robertson; Diane Hohne, Objectors — Appellants, John Hohne; Steve Strange, Objectors, Christopher Freeman; Susan Martelli; Joseph Martelli; Rolando Prado, Objectors — Appellants, Richard Thompson; Hipolito Gonzalez; Pete A. Gonzalez; Robert Falkner; Paul Lamia; Lewis, Goldbert & Ball; Paul L. Bittner; Wireless Consumers Alliance, Inc.; Meliza Aldea; William Friedrich; Peter Friedrich; SS & E Trucking; Robert Reznick; Stainless Systems, Inc.; Samaraweera Law Office; Utility Consumers' Action Network; Circuit City Stores, Inc.; Daniels & Daniels, PA; Bravo Restaurants, Inc.; Heights Glass and Mirror 2; Ralph St. George; Ambrose Petroleum, Inc.; Dynamic Network Support, LLC, Objectors.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 1, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford Svetcov, argued, San Francisco, CA (John J. Stoia, Timothy G. Blood and James D. McNamara, San Diego, CA, on the brief), for appellants Prado, Martelli(s), Freeman, Strange and Hohne.

Charles D. Chalmers, argued, Mill Valley, CA, for appellant Stainless Systems, Inc.

David Pastor, argued, Saugus, MA (Bruce Keplinger, Overland Park, KS, Carol V. Gilden and Conor R. Crowley, Chicago, IL and Jayne A. Goldstein, Coral Springs, FL, on the brief), for Ambrose Petroleum, Ralph St. George, Daniels & Daniels, Bravo Restaurants, Inc., Heights Glass and Mirror 2.

Heidi K. Hubbard, argued, Washington, DC (Dane H. Butswinkas and Daniel H. Rosenthal Washington, DC, Harvey M. Telttlebaum, Jefferson City, MO and John E. Villafranco, Washington DC, on the brief), for Nextel, Nextel Partners and Nextel West Corp. (Edward D. Robertson, Jr., Timothy W. VanRonzelen and Matthew Clement, Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for Class Plaintiff Appellees.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 11, 2005.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Steven Robertson et al. (the Robertson objectors) and other objectors appeal the district court's settlement approval in this multidistrict litigation (MDL) conducted in the United States District Court.2 The litigation arose out of billing disputes between wireless telephone service providers and their customers. Defendant Nextel Communications...

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