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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Contitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Injunction

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Civil No.: 2:05-CV-02257-MCE-KJM

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DONALD W. BROWN (State Bar No. 83347) 

RICHARD A. JONES (State Bar No. 135248) 

COVINGTON & BURLING 

One Front Street 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 591-6000 

Fax: (415) 591-6091 

Email: dwbrown@cov.com

DAVID H. REMES (pro hac vice) 

GERARD J. WALDRON 

TIMOTHY L. JUCOVY (pro hac vice) 

TRISHA B. ANDERSON+ (State Bar No. 232851)

ROBERT M. SHERMAN (pro hac vice) 

COVINGTON & BURLING 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Telephone: (202) 662-6000 

Fax: (202) 778-5212 

Email: dremes@cov.com

+ Admitted only in California; supervised by principals 

of the firm who are members of the D.C. Bar.

STEPHEN A. BOKAT 

AMAR D. SARWAL 

NATIONAL CHAMBER 

LITIGATION CENTER, INC. 

1615 H Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20062 

(202) 463-5337 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BILL LOCKYER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Civil No.: 2:05-CV-02257-MCE-KJM 

ORDER DISPOSING OF PENDING 

MOTIONS AND GRANTING 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr. 

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1. On February 27, 2006, this Court entered summary judgment for Plaintiffs on 

Count I of their Complaint, declaring that Section 17538.43(b)(1) of the California Business and 

Professions Code, as applied to the interstate transmission of unsolicited advertisements (as defined in Section 17538.43(a)(2)), is preempted by the Federal Communications Act. 

2. Because the Court has granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs on Count I, it is 

unnecessary to consider Count II (Commerce Clause). Because Plaintiffs have withdrawn their 

§ 1983 claim as to Count I, it is also unnecessary to consider Count III (42 U.S.C. § 1983). 

3. Because Plaintiffs have withdrawn their § 1983 claim as to Count I and Defendants have withdrawn their request to dismiss Plaintiffs’ other claims against the Director of the 

California Consumer Affairs Department, Defendants’ pending motion to dismiss is moot. 

4. Because the Court has granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs on Count I, 

Plaintiffs’ motions for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief are also moot, and their motion for a permanent injunction is ripe. 

5. Upon consideration of the complete record in this case, including written pleadings and oral argument, it is hereby: 

ORDERED, that 

(1) Final judgment is entered for Plaintiffs on Court I of their Complaint; 

(2) Plaintiffs’ request for a permanent injunction is GRANTED on the basis of that 

final judgment. Defendants, and their respective employees and agents, are permanently enjoined from enforcing Section 17538.43(b)(1) of the California Business and Professions Code 

with respect to the interstate transmission of any unsolicited advertisement (as defined in Section 17538.43(a)(2)); 

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(3) The parties bear their own costs, including attorneys fees; and 

(4) This Court retains jurisdiction to enforce this injunction as appropriate. 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 8, 2006 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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