Sprint PCS, L.P. v. City of La Cañada Flintridge
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Sprint PCS v. La Cañada Flintridge, 435 F. 3d 993 (9th Cir. 2006), was a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that determined whether a city could, consistent with California and Federal law, deny a telecommunications company a permit to construct and to install a wireless antenna based on aesthetic considerations.
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Sprint PCS v. La Cañada Flintridge | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Sprint PCS, L.P. v. City of La Cañada Flintridge |
Argued | October 19, 2005 |
Decided | January 17, 2006 |
Citation(s) | 435 F.3d 993 (2006), 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 1032 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Summary judgment for defendants |
Subsequent history | Rehearing en banc denied, 448 F.3d 1067 (2006) |
Holding | |
A city cannot deny a telecommunications company a permit to construct and to install a wireless antenna based on aesthetic considerations. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Cynthia Holcomb Hall, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Richard A. Paez |
Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Scannlin, joined by Hall, Paez |
Laws applied | |
California Public Utility Code § 7901; 47 USC § 332(c)(7)(B)(iii). |
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