General
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.; and General Telephone Company of California v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
439 U.S. 1052·Supreme Court of the United States·1978
Mr. Justice Marshall and Mr. Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari.
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Opinion
No. 78-606.
No. 78-607.
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.; and General Telephone Company of California v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Cal. Motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae, in both cases, filed by Southern Co., Communications Workers of America, Sierra Pacific Power Co. et al., and California Independent Telephone Assn., granted. Motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae in No. 78-606, filed by Edison Electric Institute and Dallas Power & Light Co. et al., granted. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Marshall and Mr. Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari.