47 U.S.C. § 411

Joinder of parties

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(a) In any proceeding for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, whether such proceeding be instituted before the Commission or be begun originally in any district court of the United States, it shall be lawful to include as parties, in addition to the carrier, all persons interested in or affected by the charge, regulation, or practice under consideration, and inquiries, investigations, orders, and decrees may be made with reference to and against such additional parties in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same provisions as are or shall be authorized by law with respect to carriers.(b) In any suit for the enforcement of an order for the payment of money all parties in whose favor the Commission may have made an award for damages by a single order may be joined as plaintiffs, and all of the carriers parties to such order awarding such damages may be joined as defendants, and such suit may be maintained by such joint plaintiffs and against such joint defendants in any district where any one of such joint plaintiffs could maintain such suit against any one of such joint defendants; and service of process against any one of such defendants as may not be found in the district where the suit is brought may be made in any district where such defendant carrier has its principal operating office. In case of such joint suit, the recovery, if any, may be by judgment in favor of any one of such plaintiffs, against the defendant found to be liable to such plaintiff.(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title IV, § 411, 48 Stat. 1098.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1944–2006 · leading case: Hammann v. 1-800 Ideas. Com, Inc., 455 F. Supp. 2d 942 (D. Minnesota 2006).

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Hammann v. 1-800 Ideas. Com, Inc., 455 F. Supp. 2d 942 (D. Minnesota 2006). “§ 217 , “explicitly provides for [individual] liability” and that the provision authorizing joinder of certain parties, codified at 47 U.S.C. § 411 , supports this contention.”

New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Etc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n of Maine, 742 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1984). “The suit also involved joinder of subscribers as parties under 47 U.S.C. § 411 , which (in language that appears to apply to suits under § 401(a), but not under § 401(b)) authorizes joinder in proceedings “for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter ” (emphasis added).”

Ambassador, Inc. v. United States, 325 U.S. 317 (1945). “…899 (1920). 4 47 U. S. C. §201 . 5 47 U. S. C. § 202 . 6 47 U. S. C. § 203 (a), (b), (c). 7 47 U. S. C. § 401 . 8 47 U. S. C. § 411 .”

United States v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 57 F. Supp. 451 (S.D.N.Y. 1944). · cites it 2× “They are named as defendants in this action by virtue of the provisions of 47 U.S.C.A. § 411 ; it being claimed that the practices in use by them in the matter of charges made to hotel guests in connection with the making of interstate telephone calls by such guests from within…”

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