5th Circuit Tentatively Sets Oral Argument in Crown Castle v. Pasadena
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tentatively scheduled oral argument for the week of June 5 in the city of Pasadena, Texas, appeal against Crown Castle, said a court notice Thursday (docket 22-20454). Pasadena wants the 5th Circuit to…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
reverse the district court’s Aug. 2 decision granting Crown Castle summary judgment in its infrastructure legal fight with the city. Pasadena argues the minimum spacing and undergrounding requirements in the city’s design manual for Crown Castle's small-cell installations are “facially valid” and consistent with the city’s authority (see 2212090044). Crown Castle sued Pasadena in September 2020, asserting the Telecommunications Act preempts the spacing requirement in the city’s design manual because that manual significantly limits the locations where it may install small-cell nodes and node support poles in the public rights of way.