DC Circuit Panel Rejects Late-Filed Amicus Brief in Net Neutrality Case

Federal judges denied the motion of William Cunningham to file an amicus brief in the FCC net neutrality and broadband reclassification case (USTelecom v. FCC, No. 15-1063). A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a short order Monday denying the motion without further comment. Cunningham had asked Dec. 7 that his amicus brief be allowed months after a deadline because he isn't a lawyer and didn't have access to the court's "ECF System" for making filings.