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![]() "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... You and Frank need to do some more reading. The appeal court process is there too, but both of you like to conveniently ignore it. As far as the regulations go, that they are only "rules", go tell that to an attorney and watch him laugh at you. Better yet get a NAL yourself and tell that wopper to the judge. You don't comprehend it do you? You can not contest a NAL in a court of law, you have to contest it before the FCC. If you lose, you can then take it to civil court. As for the rules/ law, most of the FCC codes are only rules, as such the FCC enforces them with NAL's, that's how they circumvent the legal system. I don't have to worry about NAL Lee, you would have more to worry about than I. Landshark -- That does suck..sometimes you're the windshield..sometimes you're the bug. |
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![]() "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... You and Frank need to do some more reading. The appeal court process is there too, but both of you like to conveniently ignore it. As far as the regulations go, that they are only "rules", go tell that to an attorney and watch him laugh at you. Better yet get a NAL yourself and tell that wopper to the judge. You don't comprehend it do you? I understand it just fine. You can not contest a NAL in a court of law, you have to contest it before the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/oalj/ http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/cyberla...dminlaw03.html http://www.ku.edu/~kulaw/library/admin_res.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application of RICHARD A. BURTON For General Mobile Radio Service License ) ) ) ) ) FCC File No. 0000920745 Docket No. 03-188 HEARING DESIGNATION ORDER Adopted: August 6, 2003 Released: August 7, 2003 By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: INTRODUCTION 1. By this Hearing Designation Order, we commence a hearing before an FCC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to determine whether the captioned application by Richard A. Burton (Burton) for a new General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) license should be granted. As discussed below, Burton has been convicted on four separate occasions for the unlicensed operation of a radio transmission apparatus in violation of Sections 301 or 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act).[1] In addition, Burton had his amateur radio license revoked in 1981 for willful and repeated violation of the Commission's regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service.[2] In 1992, his application for new amateur radio station and operator licenses was designated for hearing based on character qualifications issues arising from the 1981 license revocation and the first two of his four felony convictions[3] for unlicensed radio operations.[4] Based on the information before us, we believe that Burton's history of repeated violations of the Act and our Rules raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether he possesses the requisite character qualifications to be a Commission licensee. Because we are unable to make a determination on the record currently before us that grant of Burton's application for a new GMRS license would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity, we hereby designate the application for hearing, as required by Section 309(e) of the Act.[5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- http://www.nlgcdc.org/briefs/microra...sition_pi.html http://www.cultureandfamily.org/arti...yi d=cfreport -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
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![]() "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... You and Frank need to do some more reading. The appeal court process is there too, but both of you like to conveniently ignore it. As far as the regulations go, that they are only "rules", go tell that to an attorney and watch him laugh at you. Better yet get a NAL yourself and tell that wopper to the judge. You don't comprehend it do you? I understand it just fine. You can not contest a NAL in a court of law, you have to contest it before the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/oalj/ http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/cyberla...dminlaw03.html http://www.ku.edu/~kulaw/library/admin_res.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application of RICHARD A. BURTON For General Mobile Radio Service License ) ) ) ) ) FCC File No. 0000920745 Docket No. 03-188 HEARING DESIGNATION ORDER Adopted: August 6, 2003 Released: August 7, 2003 By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: INTRODUCTION 1. By this Hearing Designation Order, we commence a hearing before an FCC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to determine whether the captioned application by Richard A. Burton (Burton) for a new General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) license should be granted. As discussed below, Burton has been convicted on four separate occasions for the unlicensed operation of a radio transmission apparatus in violation of Sections 301 or 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act).[1] In addition, Burton had his amateur radio license revoked in 1981 for willful and repeated violation of the Commission's regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service.[2] In 1992, his application for new amateur radio station and operator licenses was designated for hearing based on character qualifications issues arising from the 1981 license revocation and the first two of his four felony convictions[3] for unlicensed radio operations.[4] Based on the information before us, we believe that Burton's history of repeated violations of the Act and our Rules raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether he possesses the requisite character qualifications to be a Commission licensee. Because we are unable to make a determination on the record currently before us that grant of Burton's application for a new GMRS license would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity, we hereby designate the application for hearing, as required by Section 309(e) of the Act.[5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- http://www.nlgcdc.org/briefs/microra...sition_pi.html http://www.cultureandfamily.org/arti...yi d=cfreport He's filing for a license, what does that have to do with contesting a NAL before a court of law? I'll say it again, you can not contest a NAL before a court of law. You keep posting this stuff, none shows the contesting of a NAL before a court of law. Landshark -- Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. |
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![]() "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... You and Frank need to do some more reading. The appeal court process is there too, but both of you like to conveniently ignore it. As far as the regulations go, that they are only "rules", go tell that to an attorney and watch him laugh at you. Better yet get a NAL yourself and tell that wopper to the judge. You don't comprehend it do you? I understand it just fine. You can not contest a NAL in a court of law, you have to contest it before the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/oalj/ http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/cyberla...dminlaw03.html http://www.ku.edu/~kulaw/library/admin_res.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---- Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application of RICHARD A. BURTON For General Mobile Radio Service License ) ) ) ) ) FCC File No. 0000920745 Docket No. 03-188 HEARING DESIGNATION ORDER Adopted: August 6, 2003 Released: August 7, 2003 By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: INTRODUCTION 1. By this Hearing Designation Order, we commence a hearing before an FCC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to determine whether the captioned application by Richard A. Burton (Burton) for a new General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) license should be granted. As discussed below, Burton has been convicted on four separate occasions for the unlicensed operation of a radio transmission apparatus in violation of Sections 301 or 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act).[1] In addition, Burton had his amateur radio license revoked in 1981 for willful and repeated violation of the Commission's regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service.[2] In 1992, his application for new amateur radio station and operator licenses was designated for hearing based on character qualifications issues arising from the 1981 license revocation and the first two of his four felony convictions[3] for unlicensed radio operations.[4] Based on the information before us, we believe that Burton's history of repeated violations of the Act and our Rules raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether he possesses the requisite character qualifications to be a Commission licensee. Because we are unable to make a determination on the record currently before us that grant of Burton's application for a new GMRS license would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity, we hereby designate the application for hearing, as required by Section 309(e) of the Act.[5] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------- http://www.nlgcdc.org/briefs/microra...sition_pi.html http://www.cultureandfamily.org/arti...yi d=cfreport He's filing for a license, what does that have to do with contesting a NAL before a court of law? I'll say it again, you can not contest a NAL before a court of law. You keep posting this stuff, none shows the contesting of a NAL before a court of law. Read section II very carefully. There is a difference between paid and unpaid NAL's and whether you can challenge them in district court or in an appellate court. From my reading it appears that as long as you DON'T immediately pay the forfeiture you can challenge the NAL in district court. It's a bit much to read, full of legal theory and citing sections of different CFR's and case law, but does confirm what I have said all along - you can challenge a NAL in court. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opi...03/01-1485.pdf -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
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![]() "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... "Landshark" wrote in message . com... "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... You and Frank need to do some more reading. The appeal court process is there too, but both of you like to conveniently ignore it. As far as the regulations go, that they are only "rules", go tell that to an attorney and watch him laugh at you. Better yet get a NAL yourself and tell that wopper to the judge. You don't comprehend it do you? I understand it just fine. You can not contest a NAL in a court of law, you have to contest it before the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/oalj/ http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/cyberla...dminlaw03.html http://www.ku.edu/~kulaw/library/admin_res.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---- Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application of RICHARD A. BURTON For General Mobile Radio Service License ) ) ) ) ) FCC File No. 0000920745 Docket No. 03-188 HEARING DESIGNATION ORDER Adopted: August 6, 2003 Released: August 7, 2003 By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: INTRODUCTION 1. By this Hearing Designation Order, we commence a hearing before an FCC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to determine whether the captioned application by Richard A. Burton (Burton) for a new General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) license should be granted. As discussed below, Burton has been convicted on four separate occasions for the unlicensed operation of a radio transmission apparatus in violation of Sections 301 or 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act).[1] In addition, Burton had his amateur radio license revoked in 1981 for willful and repeated violation of the Commission's regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service.[2] In 1992, his application for new amateur radio station and operator licenses was designated for hearing based on character qualifications issues arising from the 1981 license revocation and the first two of his four felony convictions[3] for unlicensed radio operations.[4] Based on the information before us, we believe that Burton's history of repeated violations of the Act and our Rules raises a substantial and material question of fact as to whether he possesses the requisite character qualifications to be a Commission licensee. Because we are unable to make a determination on the record currently before us that grant of Burton's application for a new GMRS license would serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity, we hereby designate the application for hearing, as required by Section 309(e) of the Act.[5] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------- http://www.nlgcdc.org/briefs/microra...sition_pi.html Dude, this is a: "DEFENDANT'S MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION" It's an injunction to prevent him from Broadcasting, nothing to due with a NAL. 1 United States Telephone Association v. F.C.C., No. 92-1321, No. 93-1526, 1994 U.S. App. Lexis 17002. 2 Had defendant, rather than plaintiff, come to this Court seeking injunctive or declaratory relief, the F.C.C. would be vehemently urging denial of review pending exhaustion of administrative remedies. In fact, in a very similar case, Dougan v. F.C.C., 94 C.D.O.S. 2735, No. 92-70734 (9th Cir. 1994) the F.C.C. argued to the Ninth Circuit that the only avenue for judicial review in these cases is appeal to the District Court after the F.C.C. has initiated formal enforcement proceedings to seize the forfeiture amount. http://www.cultureandfamily.org/arti...yi d=cfreport Again, this says before the FCC commissioners, nothing about a court of law. He's filing for a license, what does that have to do with contesting a NAL before a court of law? I'll say it again, you can not contest a NAL before a court of law. You keep posting this stuff, none shows the contesting of a NAL before a court of law. Read section II very carefully. There is a difference between paid and unpaid NAL's and whether you can challenge them in district court or in an appellate court. From my reading it appears that as long as you DON'T immediately pay the forfeiture you can challenge the NAL in district court. It's a bit much to read, full of legal theory and citing sections of different CFR's and case law, but does confirm what I have said all along - you can challenge a NAL in court. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opi...03/01-1485.pdf OK, so AT&T, which has more lawyers than you & I have friends filed a petition. They also paid the fine first, so again, where is the common person going with this? Hire a bunch of lawyers that will end up costing you more than the fine? Landshark -- That does suck..sometimes you're the windshield..sometimes you're the bug. |
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Read section II as I've stated and quit beating around the bush ignoring the
contents. It specificaly mentions NAL, the review process etc. It's all mentioned right there. I'll quote for you since you can't read. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opi...03/01-1485.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- II Before considering the merits of AT&T's challenge, we must address the Commission's argument that we lack jurisdiction over appeals from NAL forfeiture proceedings. The this is a NAL forfeiture proceeding appeal Landshark. It says so VERY CLEARLY. It is being challenged in a court of law, specifically : United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT So what part of "NAL", "Appeal", "United States Court of Appeals" etc. don't you understand? NAL procedure is just one of two ways in which the Commission may impose forfeiture penalties, each of which comes with a different set of jurisdictional requirements-differences that are relevant to the issue before us. Gee guess what? The court even says the NAL precedures are "relevant to the issue before us". Even the court once again says this is about a NAL, regardless of how much you want to spin it. See generally Action for Children's Television v. FCC, 59 F.3d 1249, 1253- 54 (D.C. Cir. 1995) (describing the two forfeiture procedures). Under the first and more formal procedure, the Commission provides notice to the alleged violator and affords it an opportunity for a hearing before an administrative law judge, And as I've said before one avenue is a review in front of an administrative law judge as I've asserted several times before, despite Frank's protestations to the contrary. who may then choose to impose forfeiture penalties. 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(3)(A). The resulting forfeiture order is then subject to review in the court of appeals. Id. If the penalty Gee Landshark it says right here in the court's own words you can appeal the NAL, i.e. the forfeiture order. remains unpaid once the forfeiture determination becomes final, the United States may bring a collection action in district court. Id. § 503(b)(3)(B). Under the less formal NAL procedure at issue in this case, the Commission issues a notice of apparent liability to the alleged violator, affording it only the opportunity to show, in writing, why no forfeiture penalty should be imposed. Id. § 503(b)(4). The Commission may then issue an order directing payment of the proposed forfeiture, reducing the amount to be paid, or canceling the forfeiture altogether. 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(f)(4). If the order becomes final and the forfeiture subject refuses to pay, then Communications Act section 504(a) permits the Commission to refer the matter to the Department of Justice for commencement of a civil action to recover the forfeiture in a district court, where the forfeiture subject is entitled to a trial de novo. 47 U.S.C. § 504(a). The Commission argues that unlike the formal hearing forfeiture process, where the Communications Act expressly gives courts of appeals jurisdiction to review forfeiture orders, the less formal NAL forfeiture proceedings are not subject to review in courts of appeals. The plain language of the Communications Act indicates otherwise. Section 402(a), the Act's general review provision, vests in courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction over ''[a]ny proceeding to enjoin, set aside, annul or suspend'' or determine the validity of final Commission orders, 47 U.S.C. § 402(a); see 28 U.S.C. § 2342(1)-a category that includes forfeiture orders, see i.e. "NALs. The Appellate court disagrees with the FCC, and guess who wins that argument? The court. They even cite the relevant CFR section. Illinois Citizens Comm. for Broad. v. FCC, 515 F.2d 397, 402 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (holding that the court of appeals has jurisdiction over a third party's challenge to a paid forfeiture order pursuant to section 402(a)). And although section 504(a) creates an exception to that general rule, that exception is, by its express terms, limited to government actions for the recovery of forfeiture penalties: Section 504(a) provides that NAL forfeitures ''shall be recoverable TTT in a civil suit in the name of the United States'' brought in the district court, and that ''any suit for the recovery of a forfeiture 6 imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be a trial de novo.'' 47 U.S.C. § 504(a) (emphasis added). Because section 504(a) says nothing about district court jurisdiction where the forfeiture has already been recovered, it appears to leave court of appeals jurisdiction intact where, as here, the forfeiture subject has paid the assessed penalty. Though the Commission agrees that section 504(a) deals only with challenges to unpaid forfeiture orders, it argues that section 504(a) nevertheless overrides section 402(a), albeit implicitly, for purposes of challenging paid forfeiture orders. For that proposition, the Commission relies on Pleasant Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 564 F.2d 496 (D.C. Cir. 1977). Addressing the question of court of appeals jurisdiction over NAL forfeiture orders, Pleasant Broadcasting states that ''section 504 of the Communications Act of 1934 vests exclusive jurisdiction in the district courts to review, in the first instance, licensee challenges to forfeiture orders.'' Id. at 497 (citation omitted). According to the Commission, Pleasant Broadcasting holds that section 504(a) vests exclusive jurisdiction in district courts for review of all forfeiture orders, paid or unpaid. And because section 504(a) contains no provision for post-compliance review, the Commission argues, Pleasant Broadcasting means that forfeiture subjects must either bring a pre-compliance challenge in district court or bring no challenge at all; payment effectively renders forfeiture orders unreviewable. Despite its broad statement of its holding, Pleasant Broadcasting provides little support for the Commission's theory. To begin with, Pleasant Broadcasting deals not with the question of post-compliance review of forfeiture orders, but rather with a forfeiture subject's challenge to an unpaid forfeiture order. The court's reasoning reflects the importance of that distinction. Limiting its holding to cases in which section 504's ''special review mechanism'' is both adequate and available, the court distinguished Illinois Citizens, 515 F.2d 397, in which this court accepted jurisdiction over public-interest groups' challenge to a Commission forfeiture for broadcasting obscene and indecent materials despite the 7 fact that the broadcaster had already paid the penalty. Under those circumstances, where section 504 proceedings to collect the forfeiture ''would never have been instituted,'' Pleasant Broadcasting says that section 504 review is ''unavailable,'' and court of appeals review pursuant to section 402(a) is therefore ''appropriate.'' Id. at 501, 502-03. Although Illinois Citizens involved a third-party challenge to a paid forfeiture order, the same logic applies when the forfeiture subject itself seeks to bring a post-compliance challenge: Because payment renders section 504 review ''unavailable,'' court of appeals review pursuant to section 402(a) is ''appropriate.'' Pleasant Broadcasting's holding, moreover, rests at least in part on the court's concern that allowing forfeiture subjects to bring challenges to forfeiture orders in courts of appeals would give them the proverbial ''two bites at the apple'': They would ''be able to challenge the forfeiture order in a court of appeals on the basis of the administrative record and, if unsuccessful, TTT litigate all issues de novo in the district court, with a right of appeal to the court of appeals.'' Id. at 501. Even under the Commission's theory, that danger does not exist here. Because section 504(a) review is, by its terms, available only in recovery actions, AT&T will get just one bite. In the end, Pleasant Broadcasting tells us only that section 504(a) establishes district courts as the exclusive forum for challenges to unpaid forfeiture orders. Like section 504(a) itself, it has no effect on court of appeals jurisdiction to review challenges to paid forfeiture orders. To be sure, as the Commission points out, allowing forfeiture subjects to choose between challenging unpaid forfeiture orders in district court and challenging paid forfeiture orders in the court of appeals means that they can control the forum of review by deciding whether or not to pay the penalty. The obvious answer to this concern is section 504(a)'s plain language: By limiting district court jurisdiction to unpaid forfeitures, it gives forfeiture subjects that very choice. Such forum-controlling compliance choices, moreover, are common 8 in statutes providing for judicial review of regulatory decisions. The Communications Act itself contains another such provision, which allows telecommunications carriers subject to orders that conclude complaint-initiated investigations either to appeal the order in the court of appeals under section 402(a), 47 U.S.C. § 208(b)(3), or, assuming the order requires the payment of money, to refuse to comply and instead wait for the complainant to file a petition in district court, id. § 407. Moreover, even where, as here, a statute fails to make the choice explicit, but rather provides only a special procedural mechanism for the government to collect payments owed to it, that choice nevertheless remains; the collection mechanism has no effect on the payer's ability to obtain post-compliance review pursuant to generally applicable jurisdictional principles. Again the court states that you have a review course of action. They, the court, even cite further case law to support their postion. For example, in the customs context, where Congress granted exclusive jurisdiction to the Court of International Trade over suits for the recovery of certain civil penalties, 28 U.S.C. § 1582(1), penalty subjects may ''obtain[ ] judicial review in the Court of International Trade by refusing to pay the penalty and waiting for the government to commence an enforcement action.'' Trayco, Inc. v. United States, 994 F.2d 832, 837 (Fed. Cir. 1993). But they also have ''the option, and more importantly, the right'' to pay the penalty and later ''initiate suit in the district court to challenge the penalty'' pursuant to the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2). Id. Similarly, here, where AT&T has already paid the penalty rather than wait for the Government to commence a recovery action, it has the option-and the right-to initiate suit in the court of appeals pursuant to section 402(a). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Why are you so resistance to the idea that there is a jurisdictional review process? And as you can read above there are two ways to do it, prepay the fine or not. Depending on the choice made determines how the process is done, i.e. which court you have to go to. You seem to want to really believe that the FCC is some kind of rouge agency that does as it pleases without any checks and balances. It just isn't so. All I can figure out is you want to believe this so you can justifiy FCC regulation violations in your own mind, feel better about it, and excuse others for being held acountable. -- Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Wireless Network Mobile computing on the go brought to you by Micro$oft |
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On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:15:00 -0600, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
wrote: "Leland C. Scott" wrote in : Read section II as I've stated and quit beating around the bush ignoring the contents. It specificaly mentions NAL, the review process etc. It's all mentioned right there. I'll quote for you since you can't read. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opi...03/01-1485.pdf Hey Nad, Mark Beck from fremont California is afraid of pussy so he beats around the bush. LOL! you try and suck up to Leland by calling him a gonad? The Comcast Queer strikes again! |
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![]() "Leland C. Scott" wrote in message ... Read section II as I've stated and quit beating around the bush ignoring the contents. It specificaly mentions NAL, the review process etc. It's all mentioned right there. I'll quote for you since you can't read. http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opi...03/01-1485.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under the less formal NAL procedure at issue in this case, the Commission issues a notice of apparent liability to the alleged violator, affording it only the opportunity to show, in writing, why no forfeiture penalty should be imposed. Id. § 503(b)(4). The Commission may then issue an order directing payment of the proposed forfeiture, reducing the amount to be paid, or canceling the forfeiture altogether. 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(f)(4). If the order becomes final and the forfeiture subject refuses to pay, then Communications Act section 504(a) permits the Commission to refer the matter to the Department of Justice for commencement of a civil action to recover the forfeiture in a district court, where the forfeiture subject is entitled to a trial de novo. 47 U.S.C. § 504(a). The Commission argues that unlike the formal hearing forfeiture process, where the Communications Act expressly gives courts of appeals jurisdiction to review forfeiture orders, the less formal NAL forfeiture proceedings are not subject to review in courts of appeals. The plain language of the Communications Act indicates otherwise. Section 402(a), the Act's general review provision, vests in courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction over ''[a]ny proceeding to enjoin, set aside, annul or suspend'' or determine the validity of final Commission orders, 47 U.S.C. § 402(a); see 28 U.S.C. § 2342(1)-a category that includes forfeiture orders, see You know Lee, read what you want, but the above says the exact same thing I've been saying. As Twist would invoke, try to stay on topic, don't let your anger get in the way. i.e. "NALs. The Appellate court disagrees with the FCC, and guess who wins that argument? The court. They even cite the relevant CFR section. Illinois Citizens Comm. for Broad. v. FCC, 515 F.2d 397, 402 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (holding that the court of appeals has jurisdiction over a third party's challenge to a paid forfeiture order pursuant to section 402(a)). And although section 504(a) creates an exception to that general rule, that exception is, by its express terms, limited to government actions for the recovery of forfeiture penalties: Section 504(a) provides that NAL forfeitures ''shall be recoverable TTT in a civil suit in the name of the United States'' brought in the district court, and that ''any suit for the recovery of a forfeiture 6 imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be a trial de novo.'' 47 U.S.C. § 504(a) (emphasis added). Because section 504(a) says nothing about district court jurisdiction where the forfeiture has already been recovered, it appears to leave court of appeals jurisdiction intact where, as here, the forfeiture subject has paid the assessed penalty. Though the Commission agrees that section 504(a) deals only with challenges to unpaid forfeiture orders, it argues that section 504(a) nevertheless overrides section 402(a), albeit implicitly, for purposes of challenging paid forfeiture orders. For that proposition, the Commission relies on Pleasant Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 564 F.2d 496 (D.C. Cir. 1977). Addressing the question of court of appeals jurisdiction over NAL forfeiture orders, Pleasant Broadcasting states that ''section 504 of the Communications Act of 1934 vests exclusive jurisdiction in the district courts to review, in the first instance, licensee challenges to forfeiture orders.'' Id. at 497 (citation omitted). According to the Commission, Pleasant Broadcasting holds that section 504(a) vests exclusive jurisdiction in district courts for review of all forfeiture orders, paid or unpaid. And because section 504(a) contains no provision for post-compliance review, the Commission argues, Pleasant Broadcasting means that forfeiture subjects must either bring a pre-compliance challenge in district court or bring no challenge at all; payment effectively renders forfeiture orders unreviewable. Again, "You" have to sue the Federal Government to get your money back. Gee, $8,000.00 fine, $15,000.00 attorney fee's, doesn't make sense to me. Major snipage (Again Lee not everyone has a dozen attorneys on retainer to fight the FCC) Why are you so resistance to the idea that there is a jurisdictional review process? And as you can read above there are two ways to do it, prepay the fine or not. Really, I saw it the other way. For the informal NAL you had to pay, then sue the Fed's to appeal. Depending on the choice made determines how the process is done, i.e. which court you have to go to. You seem to want to really believe that the FCC is some kind of rouge agency that does as it pleases without any checks and balances. No, not at all. But they do have limited autonomy to perform functions written into thier "rules". It just isn't so. All I can figure out is you want to believe this so you can justifiy FCC regulation violations in your own mind, feel better about it, and excuse others for being held accountable. Christ Leland, get a grip. As stated before, I run a bone legal Cobra 148, no amp. so don't fantasize about me getting popped. See above about letting your anger cloud your judgment. -- Leland C. Scott Landshark -- That does suck..sometimes you're the windshield..sometimes you're the bug. |
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