Another Mediation Conference Set in AT&T Appeal v. Los Altos

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals scheduled a Jan. 5 dial-in mediation conference in AT&T’s appeal of a district court’s Aug. 22 dismissal of its lawsuit against Los Altos, California (see [Ref:2210070046[), said a clerk’s order Friday (docket 22-16432). It’s at least the sixth mediation conference scheduled since AT&T’s appeal was docketed Sept. 20. The city rejected AT&T’s application to install small-cell wireless facilities under a 2019 local law. The district court ruled AT&T's subsequent lawsuit was moot because the city replaced the 2019 law this year. AT&T's opening brief is due Thursday, with Los Altos' answer due Jan. 23.