T-Mobile USA Inc. v. City of Anacortes

Outcome: City land use permit denial overturned

Description: In this case, the federal district court held, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, that the denial of a land use permit for a communications tower by the City of Anacortes violated section 332c)(7) of the federal Communications Act. T-Mobile USA Inc. was represented by T. Scott Thompson (Washington, D.C.) and Linda White Atkins (Bellevue, WA), both of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.