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Court Cases: New Petitions
Many Commission decisions are challenged or enforced in the Federal
courts. The Office of the Solicitor, OGC, has independent authority
to defend the Commission in court, typically the U.S. Courts of
Appeals, unless the matter goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The defense normally entails preparing motions and briefs and
presenting oral arguments before three-judge panels. It may also
involve responding to petitions for writ of mandamus and requests
to stay the underlying Commission action. At times, the Office
files briefs as a "friend of the court," and in certain limited
circumstances also defends the Commission or enforces its initiatives
in the U.S. district courts.
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Petro Star Inc. v. FERC and United States of America
No. 08-1192 (D.C. Cir. filed 5/15/2008)
Order affirming ALJ initial decision on valuation (specifically, processing cost adjustment) of West Coast Heavy Distillate cut of Trans Alaska Pipeline System crude oil; compliance with Opinion No. 481. BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., et al., 122 FERC ¶ 61,236  (2008).
FERC Docket No. OR06-10
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State of Washington Dept. of Ecology v. FERC
No. 08-1191 (D.C. Cir. filed 5/15/2008)
Conditional license for 1 MW Makah Bay Offshore Wave Pilot Project; issuance of license prior to obtaining necessary state CZMA consistency concurrence and CWA certification. Finavera Renewables Ocean Energy, Ltd., 121 FERC ¶ 61,288 (2007), order on reh'g, 122 FERC ¶ 61,248 (2008).
FERC Docket No. P-12751
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Norwalk Power LLC v. FERC
No. 08-1184 (D.C. Cir. filed 5/9/2008)
Conditional acceptance and suspension, subject to settlement and hearing procedures, of Reliability Must Run Agreement between Norwalk and ISO New England. Norwalk Power LLC, 120 FERC ¶ 61,048 (2007), reh’g denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,273 (2008).
FERC Docket No. ER07-799, et al.
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Illinois Commerce Commission v. FERC
No. 08-2124 (7th Cir. filed 5/6/2008)
Order addressing baseline transmission expansion projects submitted pursuant to PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Plan. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 119 FERC ¶ 61,067 (2007), order on reh’g & compl., 122 FERC ¶ 61,217 (2008).
FERC Docket No. ER06-456, et al.
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Connecticut Dept. of Public Utility Control v. FERC
No. 08-1175 (D.C. Cir. filed 5/2/2008)
Order on remand from Conn. Dept. v. FERC, 484 F.3d 558 (D.C. Cir. 2007); FERC jurisdiction over ISO-NE’s proposed Installed Capacity Requirements for the 2005/2006 power year. ISO New England, Inc., 122 FERC ¶ 61,144 (2008), reh’g denied, 123 FERC ¶ 61,036 (2008).
FERC Docket No. ER05-715
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Montana Consumer Counsel v. FERC
No. 08-71827 (9th Cir. filed 5/1/2008)
Rulemaking codifying and, in certain respects, modifying FERC standards for obtaining and retaining market-based rates for public utilities, at 18 CFR, Part 35, Subpart H. Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy by Public Utilities, Order 697, 119 FERC ¶ 61,295 (2007), order on reh'g and clar., 123 FERC ¶ 61,055 (2008).
FERC Docket No. RM04-7
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BP Energy Co. v. FERC
No. 08-1168 (D.C. Cir. filed 4/28/2008)
General rate case filing by Kern River; inclusion of Master Limited Partnerships in proxy group for determining rate of return. Kern River Gas Transmission Co., Op. No. 486, 117 FERC ¶ 61,077 (2006), order on reh'g, 123 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2008).
FERC Docket No. RP04-274
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. FERC
No. 08-1158 (D.C. Cir. filed 4/21/2008)
Order on compliance, concerning classification of facilities and availability of transmission credits. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Entergy Services, Inc., 120 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2007), reh’g denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,168 (2008).
FERC Docket No. EL03-230
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Homestead Energy Resources, LLC v. FERC
No. 08-11986 (11th Cir. filed 4/21/2008)
Termination of hydroelectric license for failure to commence construction of project by statutory deadline. Homestead Energy Resources, LLC, 121 FERC ¶ 61,153 (2007), reh'g denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,148 (2008).
FERC Docket No. P-7115
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Missouri Public Service Comm’n v. FERC
No. 08-1160 (D.C. Cir. filed 4/21/2008)
Abandonment and certificate authorizations to certain natural gas pipelines reorganizing into a single FERC-regulated interstate natural gas company. Missouri Interstate Gas, LLC, et al., 119 FERC ¶ 61,074 (2007), order on reh'g & compl., 122 FERC ¶ 61,136 (2008).
FERC Docket No. CP06-407, et al.
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Washington Gas Light Co. v. FERC
No. 08-1157 (D.C. Cir. filed 4/18/2008)
Order on technical conference, concerning natural gas quality standards on Columbia’s pipeline system. Norstar Operating, LLC v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., et al., 118 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2007), order on reh'g & compl., 122 FERC ¶ 61,163 (2008).
FERC Docket No. RP06-231, et al.
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Friends of the River v. FERC
No. 08-71593 (9th Cir. filed 4/16/2008)
Denials of late intervention, after issuance of Environmental Assessment on proposed amendment, revising minimum flow and fishery requirements, to license for the California Aqueduct Project. California Dept. of Water Resources and the City of Los Angeles, 122 FERC ¶ 61,150 (2008) (reh’g of notice denying late intervention).
FERC Docket No. P-2426
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Town of Buckeye, Arizona, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1126, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 3/24/2008)
Certification of Phoenix Expansion Project, authorizing expansion of Transwestern to serve suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona. Transwestern Pipeline Co., et al., 121 FERC ¶ 61,175 (2007), reh’g & stay denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,165 (2008).
FERC Docket No. CP06-459, et al.
- Latha Anderson, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1131, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 3/24/2008 and later)
Certificate authorization to construct and operate a new interstate natural gas pipeline in Georgia and South Carolina to transport new volumes of vaporized liquefied natural gas from Elba Island LNG terminal. Southern LNG, Inc., et al., 120 FERC ¶ 61,258 (2007), reh'g denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,137 (2008).
FERC Docket No. CP06-470 to 474
- Cross Hudson, LLC v. FERC
No. 08-1120 (D.C. Cir. filed 3/17/2008)
Placement in interconnection queue for competing transmission projects to serve New York City. Hudson Transmission Partners v. New York ISO, 120 FERC ¶ 61,179 (2007), reh’g denied, 122 FERC ¶ 61,024 (2008).
FERC Docket No. EL07-70
- SFPP, L.P. v. FERC and United States of America
No. 08-1110 (D.C. Cir. filed 3/10/2008)
Order on ALJ’s initial decision on 2 issues reserved by settlement, concerning reparations to shippers. SFPP, L.P., 122 FERC ¶ 61,126 (2008).
FERC Docket No. OR92-8
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