Destination Ventures, Ltd. v. Federal Communications Commission

46 F.3d 54 23 Media L. Rep. 1446 DESTINATION VENTURES, LTD., an Oregon corporation; Lutz Paralegal Services, Inc., a New York corporation; Porter Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation; National Faxlist, a New Jersey sole proprietorship; James R. Lock, dba Lock Travel Service, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, a federal agency; James H. Quello, in his capacity as Chairman of the FCC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35295. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 31, 1994. Decided Feb. 1, 1995. Charles F. Hinkle, Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants. Mark B. Stern, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Destination Ventures, Inc., ("Destination") appeals the district court's dismissal of its action for failure to state a claim, 844 F.Supp. 632 . It asserts a First Amendment challenge to a provision of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 banning unsolicited faxes that contain advertisements.…