Opinion
No. 22-1515
01-16-2024
UNITED STATES of America EX REL. Todd HEATH, Relator-Appellant, v. WISCONSIN BELL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Jonathan H. Koenig, Rebecca Taibleson, Christian R. Larsen, Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Relator-Appellant United States of America. Roger A. Lewis, David J. Chizewer, Attorneys, Goldberg Kohn Ltd., Chicago, IL, Douglas P. Dehler, Joseph D. Newbold, Christa Wittenberg, Attorneys, O'Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Relator-Appellant Todd Heath. Michael J. Gill, Ethan A. Hastert, Attorneys, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, Andrew P. LeGrand, Helgi C. Walker, Stephen J. Hammer, Attorneys, Ashley E. Johnson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Scott H. Angstreich, Attorney, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae US-Telecom - The Broadband Association, CTIA - The Wireless Association. Christian D. Sheehan, Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 2:08-cv-00724-LA Jonathan H. Koenig, Rebecca Taibleson, Christian R. Larsen, Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Relator-Appellant United States of America. Roger A. Lewis, David J. Chizewer, Attorneys, Goldberg Kohn Ltd., Chicago, IL, Douglas P. Dehler, Joseph D. Newbold, Christa Wittenberg, Attorneys, O'Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Relator-Appellant Todd Heath. Michael J. Gill, Ethan A. Hastert, Attorneys, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, Andrew P. LeGrand, Helgi C. Walker, Stephen J. Hammer, Attorneys, Ashley E. Johnson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Scott H. Angstreich, Attorney, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae US-Telecom - The Broadband Association, CTIA - The Wireless Association. Christian D. Sheehan, Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Before FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge, JOHN Z. LEE, Circuit Judge
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant-Appellee's petition for rehearing en banc filed on August 30, 2023 and Relator-Appellant's answer filed on October 4, 2023, no judge in active service has requested a vote on the petition for rehearing en banc. The petition for rehearing en banc is therefore DENIED. To the extent the petition sought panel rehearing, the petition is GRANTED to the extent that the panel is issuing the attached amended opinion, which includes an entirely new discussion of the federal funds issue.
Judge Rovner and Judge Kirsch did not participate in the consideration of the petition for rehearing en banc.