Verizon Delaware, Inc. Verizon New England, Inc. Verizon Maryland, Inc. Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Verizon New York, Inc. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Covad Communications Company Dieca Communications, Inc., Verizon Delaware, Inc. Verizon New England, Inc. Verizon Maryland, Inc. Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Verizon New York, Inc. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc. v. Covad Communications Company Dieca Communications, Inc.

377 F.3d 1081 VERIZON DELAWARE, INC.; Verizon New England, Inc.; Verizon Maryland, Inc.; Verizon New Jersey, Inc.; Verizon New York, Inc.; Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.; Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COVAD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY; Dieca Communications, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Verizon Delaware, Inc.; Verizon New England, Inc.; Verizon Maryland, Inc.; Verizon New Jersey, Inc.; Verizon New York, Inc.; Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.; Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Covad Communications Company; Dieca Communications, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 03-15453. No. 03-15557. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 2004. Filed July 27, 2004. John Thorne, Arlington, VA, for plaintiffs-appellants/ cross-appellees Verizon Delaware, Inc., et al. Merril Hirsh, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees/ cross-appellants Covad Communications Co., et al. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Jeremy Fogel, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-20524-JF. Before: REINHARDT, NOONAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 The plaintiffs (collectively…