United States of America v. SBC Communications Inc. et al

RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order Verizon's Statement of Non-Opposition to the Court's July 14, 2006 Order

D.D.C.July 17, 2006

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) 1:05CV02102 (EGS) SBC Communications, Inc. and ) AT&T Corp., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) 1:05CV02103 (EGS) Verizon Communications Inc. and ) MCI, Inc., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) VERIZON’S STATEMENT OF NON-OPPOSITION TO THE COURT’S JULY 14, 2006 ORDER The Court’s July 14, 2006 Order indicates that it has requested confidential copies of the Verizon/MCI and SBC/AT&T merger orders from the General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission. Verizon does not object to the Court’s review of those confidential orders. Verizon also notes that the Court may take judicial notice of the orders, as Verizon requested at the July 12, 2006 Hearing. See, e.g., Does I Through III v. District of Columbia, 238 F. Supp. 2d 212, 216 (D.D.C. 2002) (“[I]t is well established that courts ‘are allowed to take judicial notice of matters in the general public record, including records and reports of administrative bodies.’”) (quoting Black v. Arthur, 18 F.Supp.2d 1127, 1131 (D. Or. 1998)); Marshall Cty. Heath Care Auth. v. Case 1:05-cv-02102-EGS Document 59 Filed 07/17/2006 Page 1 of 2 2 Shalala, 988 F.2d 1221, 1226 n.6 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (Courts “are allowed to take judicial notice of matters in the general public record, including records and reports of administrative bodies.”). Respectfully submitted, John Thorne David E. Wheeler Verizon Communications Inc. 1515 N. Courthouse Road Arlington, Virginia 22201 Telephone: (703) 351-3000 Facsimile: (703) 351-3670 July 17, 2006 /s/ Mark C. Hansen_____________ Mark C. Hansen Mark L. Evans Aaron M. Panner Evan T. Leo Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036-3209 Telephone (202) 326-7900 Facsimile (202) 326-7999 Case 1:05-cv-02102-EGS Document 59 Filed 07/17/2006 Page 2 of 2