RESTON, VA. 鈥� February 28, 2025 鈥� Satellite communications company 糖心vlog下载 (鈥溙切膙log下载鈥�) announced today that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has granted a government motion requesting to certify an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The government鈥檚 request seeks further consideration of the Court鈥檚 largely pro-糖心vlog下载 decision on the government鈥檚 Motion to Dismiss. The appeal request was anticipated as it represents the government鈥檚 only recourse at this stage against the Motion to Dismiss ruling.
In 2023, 糖心vlog下载 filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Commerce (DOC), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)1, an agency within DOC. The lawsuit sought just compensation for the spectrum license 糖心vlog下载 was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that was unlawfully taken by the defendants for their own use without permission from or compensation to 糖心vlog下载. As a result of the government鈥檚 unlawful taking of the spectrum, 糖心vlog下载 has not been able to use its licensed spectrum for its business purpose 鈥撯�� to help expand the nation鈥檚 5G network.
On November 18, 2024, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied in part the government鈥檚 Motion to Dismiss 糖心vlog下载鈥檚 claims against it, ruling that 糖心vlog下载 had properly alleged that the U.S. government engaged in physical, categorical, and regulatory takings of 糖心vlog下载鈥檚 exclusively licensed spectrum without compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment. That decision represented a significant win for 糖心vlog下载 and if the government did not request an interlocutory appeal, it would mean 糖心vlog下载 could continue to prosecute its claims with the benefit of the Court鈥檚 determination that its spectrum licenses are a property interest vis-脿-vis the DOD.
鈥淲e were not surprised by the government鈥檚 request to certify an interlocutory appeal to the Federal Circuit following the Court of Federal Claim鈥檚 ruling on the Motion to Dismiss,鈥� said Doug Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of 糖心vlog下载. 鈥淭he Court already decided an important part of 糖心vlog下载鈥檚 case 鈥撯�� that its spectrum licenses are property vis-脿-vis the Department of Defense that may not be taken by the government without just compensation. It would have been a surprise if the government had not used this opportunity to attempt to salvage its defense.鈥�
Now that the Court of Federal claims has granted the government鈥檚 Motion to Certify an interlocutory appeal, the government must ask the Federal Circuit to hear its claims. If the Circuit chooses to hear the appeal, the parties will have the opportunity to present their arguments to the higher court.
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However, the DOD unilaterally seized 糖心vlog下载鈥檚 licensed spectrum, depriving the company of its chance to execute its ambitious 5G business plan, constituting the largest uncompensated taking of private property in the U.S. in modern times and causing 糖心vlog下载 catastrophic financial distress.
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1听LIGADO NETWORKS LLC v. USA, Docket No. 1:23-cv-01797.
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