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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF

CALIFORNIA, INC., et al.

Plaintiffs,

 v.

PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC., et al.

Defendants.

 /

No. C 06-07271 JSW

ORDER ENTERING LIMITED

STAY

On May 8, 2007, Defendant Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. filed a Notice of Bankruptcy and

Automatic Stay. Also named as Defendants are Michael R. Peevey, Commissioner of the

California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), and Geoffrey F. Brown, Dian M. Grueneich,

John Bohn and Rachelle Chong, Commissioners of the CPUC. Each of these defendants are

named in their official capacities and are collectively referred to herein as the CPUC

Defendants.

On May 11, 2007, pursuant to a prior order of this Court, AT&T Communications of

California, Inc. (“AT&T”) filed its opening brief on cross-motions for summary judgment that

are set to be heard on July 13, 2007. AT&T filed its opening motion only with respect to the

CPUC Defendants, in light of the Notice of Bankruptcy. AT&T states, in a footnote of its

opening brief, that it intends “to move expeditiously to file the appropriate protective motion

with the Bankruptcy Court seeking confirmation that the automatic stay does not apply to

claims against the Commissioners.” (AT&T Br. at 1 n.1.)

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United States District Court

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The Court HEREBY ENTERS A LIMITED STAY of this action pending a ruling from

the Bankruptcy Court on whether the stay applies to all claims in this action or only to those

claims asserted against Pac-West. All deadlines and the hearing on AT&T’s motion are

HEREBY VACATED.

AT&T and the CPUC Defendants are directed to submit a joint status report within 30

days of the date of this Order advising the Court of the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling on the scope

of the stay. Upon receipt of a ruling from the Bankruptcy Court that this matter can proceed

against the CPUC Defendants, the Court shall set a further briefing schedule and hearing on the

cross-motions for summary judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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