on the case. After considering the briefs issued to the court by all parties, the opinion of the court was that the stay would remain in effect, pending further order of the Court. The court asked the parties to issue status reports by October 1, 2009, including whether the stay should be lifted at that time. The Court asked that all parties also promptly advise the Court if any new developments arose that would be material to the case. Reversal After reviewing the status reports from previous cases, as well as additional reports in the interim, the Court met on March 23, 2010. During this session, the Court issued the opinion that after reviewing all updated information, the FCC had fulfilled its obligations on remanded portions, and the court decided to lift all stays entered by the court during the series of Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC cases. Under the schedule put forth by the court, Prometheus Radio Project and all intervenor petitioners had to file briefs by May 17, 2010. Thirty days after all petitioner briefs were received, the FCC was required to submit their brief. If necessary, Prometheus Radio Project had fourteen days following the FCC brief to file a reply brief. At that point the order of the court was to be considered final, and the stay on FCC media ownership rules fully lifted. See also Prometheus Radio Project Media ownership Media concentration Telecommunications Act of 1996 Communications Act of 1934 Media Market Federal Communications Commission Notes External links Prometheus Radio Project vs. FCC - Text of the suit Q&A with Pete Tridish of Prometheus - Pete talks about the lawsuit Fate of the Media Hangs in the Balance - Oral Arguments of Prometheus vs. FCC Press Release - Prometheus press release regarding the Court's decision Prometheus Radio Project - Official homepage Federal Communications Commission - Official homepage 2004 in United States case law Federal Communications Commission litigation United States Court of Appeals case articles without infoboxes United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit cases Concentration of media ownership