Briefing Schedule Amended in Verizon’s 9th Circuit Appeal vs. Carmel

Verizon’s opening brief deadline at the 9th Circuit U.S. Appeals Court was shifted to Nov. 30 from Nov. 2, and the answering brief due date from the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, was moved to Dec. 30 from Dec. 2 (see 2210070046), said a mediation order Wednesday (docket 22-16153). Verizon’s Jan. 18 complaint in U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Jose alleged the city violated the Telecommunications Act by failing to act within a reasonable period of time on Verizon’s application to place, modify or construct a personal wireless service facility within the city and that the municipality breached a settlement agreement that would have ended the dispute. Verizon is appealing the district court’s June 30 dismissal of its complaint and the granting of summary judgment in favor of the city.