9th Circuit Orders Carmel-by-the-Sea, Verizon Appeals in Abeyance Until Sept. 13

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold in abeyance until Sept. 13 the consolidated appeals between Verizon and the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to enable the combined cases (dockets 22-16153 and 22-16489) to enter a second round of mediation, said an order Friday. Verizon alleges the district court wrongly dismissed its complaint against the city on grounds that the municipality’s denial of its cell tower application was improper under the Telecommunications Act (see 2306020010). The city’s appeal seeks to reverse the U.S. District Court for Northern California’s denial of its motion to recover nearly $78,000 in attorneys’ fees.