United States Fifth Circuit

Petition for review of a FERC order requiring a hearing on whether Petitioner violated the Natural Gas Act is dismissed where Petitioner's claims were not ripe for review because FERC had yet to hold a hearing and make a final determination of whether Petitioner had violated the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/29/2009
• Published 04/29/2009

Judges

• OWEN, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Scott Scherman, Donna Francescani Byrne, John Nowell Estes, III (argued), David J. Hill, John Lee Shepherd, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Robert Stephen Fleishman, William Lloyd Massey, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Charles W. Schwartz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Houston, TX, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Harris Solomon (argued), Carol Jayne Banta, FERC, Washington, DC, for Respondent.