FCC Opposes Great Lakes Request for Long Opening Brief at DC Circuit

The FCC opposed a petitioners' request to file an over-length opening brief in Great Lakes Communication v. FCC, No. 19-1233, filed Tuesday (in Pacer) before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (see 2001290046). The FCC said Aureon may want to join the petitioners. The agency said the petitioners didn't justify their request. If granted, FCC said, "any increase in word limits should include a proportionate increase in the word limit for the brief of intervenors supporting respondents."