North Country Communications v. Vaya Telecom CA4/1

INTRODUCTION

North County Communications Corporation of California (North County) appeals

from a judgment in favor of Vaya Telecom, Inc. (Vaya) on North County's complaint,

seeking payment of access charges for delivering calls carried by Vaya to North County's customers.1 North County contends the trial court incorrectly determined North County

was not a bona fide telephone corporation, incorrectly determined North County had not

established damages, and exhibited bias toward North County, which deprived North

County of due process of law. We are unpersuaded by these contentions and affirm the

judgment.

II

BACKGROUND

A

North County is a competitive local exchange carrier.2 North County provides

inbound-only local telephone service to HFT, Inc. (HFT) and another business. North

County, HFT, and the other business are wholly owned by Todd Lesser.

HFT provides chat line services. Since at least November 2009, Vaya carried

telephone calls to North County, which North County delivered to HFT. Each month,

North County did not include a copy of the complaint in its appellant's appendix. The court's statement of decision indicated the complaint…