Read Sacramento Mun. Utility Dist. v. FERC, 04-1171

Plaintiff may not seek an order from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission to compel the major California utilities to continue providing it with long-term firm power transmission service.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2005
• Published 11/01/2005

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harvey L. Reiter argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were Glen L. Ortman, Adrienne E. Clair, John E. McCaffrey, and Lucy Holmes Plovnick., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of the State of California, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Peter C. Kissel, and Elisa J. Grammer were on the brief for California Department of Water Resources.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Solomon, Deputy Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Cynthia A. Marlette, General Counsel, Dennis Lane, Solicitor, and Judith A. Albert, Attorney., Michael E. Ward, Anthony J. Ivancovich, Mark D. Patrizio, Stuart K. Gardiner, E. Gregory Barnes, Michael D. Mackness, and Ellen A. Berman were on the brief for intervenors California Independent System Operator, et al. in support of respondent.  Jennifer L. Key and J. Phillip Jordan entered appearances.