9th Circuit Sets Mediation Conference in Verizon’s Tower Dispute With Carmel-by-the-Sea

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled a dial-in telephone mediation conference in Verizon’s dispute with the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, for June 12 at 2: 30 p.m. PDT, said its order Thursday (docket 22-16153). Verizon seeks reversal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in the city’s favor on grounds that the municipality unlawfully denied its application for a conditional use permit to install a wireless facility to remedy a worsening coverage gap. Verizon asserts the district court improperly said the Telecommunications Act imposes no obligation on the city to issue a written notification of its denial.