9th Circuit Denies T-Mobile’s Emergency Motion to Stay Calif. Flat USF Fee

The 9th U.S. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied the emergency motion from T-Mobile and its subsidiaries for a stay or injunction pending appeal of the California Public Utilities Commission order requiring a $1.11 monthly flat USF fee per line (see 2304180006), said Judges Richard Paez and Paul Watford's order Wednesday (docket 23-15490). “The briefing schedule established previously remains in effect,” said the order. The opening brief for T-Mobile's 9th Circuit appeal of the district court’s May 31 injunction denial is due May 1, with the CPUC’s answer due May 30. The 9th Circuit previously denied T-Mobile's request for an immediate administrative while the emergency motion for a stay or injunction was being decided.