ALJ Partially Denies and OKs Auburn Network on Evidence
The FCC administrative law judge partly denied and approved evidence requests from broadcaster Auburn Network, which was designated for hearing on its fitness to hold FCC licenses after the felony conviction of principal Michael Hubbard (see 2105130039). In an order…
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listed in Wednesday’s Daily Digest, ALJ Jane Halprin denied Auburn's requests for internal FCC documents on Hubbard’s performance as a licensee, but she required the Enforcement Bureau to create a list of FCC documents that concern his criminal convictions. “As previously ordered, discovery in this matter is limited to the issue of whether Mr. Hubbard’s felony convictions disqualify him from being a Commission licensee,” the order said. EB objections that creating the list would be overly burdensome weren’t “persuasive,” said a footnote. The list is intended to inform Auburn whether it would be worthwhile to request the internal documents under the Freedom of Information Act. “The Presiding Judge intends to avoid any unnecessary delay that might result if the FOIA process is invoked,” the order said.