FCC v. AT&T · ¶42
No matter, the carriers say. Even if the Commission's orders do not require payment, they contend, the Seventh Amendment nonetheless applies because forfeiture orders have legal effect—namely, they enable the Department of Justice to initiate a § 504 suit. Reply Brief 14. But the Seventh Amendment “secure[s] a right to the individual,” Parsons v. Armor, 3 Pet. 413, 425 (1830), that attaches when “legal rights” are to be “determined,” Lorillard v. Pons, 434 U. S. 575, 583 (1978). A forfeiture order under 47 U. S. C. § 503(b)(4) does not determine legal rights; it is simply a “prerequisite[ ] to suit” that must be met before the Department may bring a collection action. Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, 575 U. S. 480, 486–487 (2015). It is thus analogous to a right-to-sue letter, see, e. g., 42 U. S. C. §2000e–5 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), or an exhaustion requirement, see, e. g.,…Read in context ›
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