Document: 535 U.S. 682 MATHIAS ET AL.v.WORLDCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AL. No. 00-878. Supreme Court of the United States. Argued December 5, 2001. Decided May 20, 2002. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR SEVENTH CIRCUIT Because, after full briefing and oral argument, it is clear that petitioners were prevailing parties below seek review uncongenial findings not essential to judgment binding upon them in future litigation, certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted. See New York Telephone Co. v. Maltbie, 291 U. S. 645 (per curiam). Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 179 F. 3d 566. Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General Illinois, argued cause for petitioners. With him on briefs James E. Ryan, Attorney General, A. Benjamin Goldgar Michael P. Doyle, Assistant Attorneys Myra L. Karegianes, John Kelliher, Thomas R. Stanton. Barbara McDowell States respondent under this Court's Rule 12.6 urging affirmance. her brief Olson, Acting Katsas, Deputy Wallace, Mark B. Stern, Charles W. Scarborough, Rogovin. Paul M. Smith respondents. respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. William Hohengarten, DeS-anctis, Darryl Bradford, J. Hamill, Single IV, Brian Leske, Richard Metzger. David Carpenter, Stephen Kinnaird, Marc C. Rosenblum filed a AT&T Communications Shapiro, Muench, Theodore Livingston, Robert Dow, Jr., McConnell, Martin H. Redish, Schur Illinois Bell Co., dba Ameritech Illinois.* PER CURIAM. 1 We granted consider three questions: (1) whether state commission's action relating enforcement an interconnection agreement reviewable federal court 47 § 252(e)(6) (1994 ed., Supp. IV); (2) commission waives its Eleventh Amendment immunity by voluntarily participating regulatory scheme established Telecommunications Act 1996, Pub. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56; (3) doctrine Ex parte Young, 209 123 (1908), permits suit prospective relief against public utility commissioners their official capacities alleged ongoing violations Act. 532 903 (2001). After now below, litigation. As general rule, party may appeal from favorable simply obtain deems erroneous. (1934) 2 have since Appeals Fourth Circuit same questions, arising factual context. Verizon Md. Inc. Public Serv. Comm'n Md., 534 1072 Our decision those cases released today. ante, p. 635. The writ case 3 It so ordered. 4 JUSTICE O'CONNOR took no part consideration or case. Notes: * Briefs ofamici curiae reversal State Jersey Farmer, Jersey, Andrea Silkowitz Nancy Kaplen, Stefanie Brand, respective jurisdictions follows: Bill Pryor Alabama, Bruce Botelho Alaska, Blumenthal Connecticut, Butterworth Florida, Thurbert Baker Georgia, Alan G. Lance Idaho, Steve Carter Indiana, Reilly Massachusetts, Carla Stovall Kansas, Jennifer Granholm Michigan, Ray Cooper North Carolina, Herbert Soll Northern Mariana Islands, Betty Montgomery Ohio, Barnett South Dakota, Shurtleff Utah; Coalition Local Sovereignty Kenneth Clark; Council Governments Ruda I. Crowley; Pennsylvania Utility Commission Maryanne Reynolds Bohdan Pankiw. amici affirmance BellSouth Corp. Evans, K. Kellogg, Sean Lev, Aaron Panner, Barr, Mathis, Lowe, Morgan, Hunter; NOW Legal Defense Education Fund Lesley Szanto Friedman, Aidan Synnott, Martha Davis, Isabelle Katz Pinzler. National Association Regulatory Commissioners Bradford Ramsay, Carl Patka, Neil T. Erwin; Sprint Murray.

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