Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Before WOOD and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge. FLAUM, Circuit Judge. The district court in this case granted a preliminary injunction ordering appellant Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) both to conform to an order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and to allow appellee Illinois Bell Telephone Company to place into effect a rate increase for intrastate service. This appeal raises two issues: whether the district court should have stayed its proceedings pending the outcome of a state court suit between the parties; and whether the district court found the degree of injury required to grant a preliminary injunction. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.