HILL v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 03-11056.

364 F.3d 1308 (2004)

Priscilla HILL, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Gottlieb, John B. Morris, Winston Salem, NC, Ashley B. Watson, BellSouth Corp., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Michael G. Wimer, Arden, NC, Clinton W. Sitton, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and BIRCH and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the interplay between the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (2000), which requires telecommunications service providers to file tariffs with the Federal Communications Commission, and the federal "filed rate doctrine," which prohibits customers from directly challenging those filed tariffs in state or federal court. Plaintiff-appellee, Priscilla Hill ("Hill"), brought six state-law claims challenging...

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