SPRINT TELEPHONY PCS, L.P. v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

Nos. 05-56076, 05-56435.

479 F.3d 1061 (2007)

SPRINT TELEPHONY PCS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Pacific Bell Wireless LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, dba Cingular Wireless, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; Greg Cox, in his capacity as supervisor of the County of San Diego; Dianne Jacob, in her capacity as supervisor of the County of San Diego; Pam Slater, in her capacity as supervisor of the County of San Diego; Ron Roberts, in his capacity as supervisor of the County of San Diego; Bill Horn, in his capacity as supervisor of the County of San Diego, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Pascucci, Andrew D. Skale, and Nathan R. Hamler, Buchanan Ingersoll LLP, San Diego, CA, for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee.

Thomas D. Bunton and John Sansome, County of San Diego Office of County Counsel, San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Edward L. Donohue, argued, Donohue & Blue PLC, Alexandria, VA, for Amici Curiae T Mobile USA, Inc. and PCIA, the Wireless Infrastructure Association.

Before MYRON H. BRIGHT, TASHIMA, and BEA, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Sprint Telephony PCS sought an injunction in the district court to prevent San Diego County ("the County") from enforcing its Wireless Telecommunications Facilities zoning ordinance ("WTO"). The district court granted a permanent injunction, agreeing with Sprint that the WTO's regulation of wireless facility placement violated § 253(a) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (codified as amended in...

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