United States Sixth Circuit

Michigan Public Service Commission Orders stating that certain regulatory orders issued by the MPSC violate the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 do not create a case or controversy where plaintiffs' claims are speculative in nature.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2001
• Published 06/05/2001

Judges

• Before KRUPANSKY, BATCHELDER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Voges (briefed), Henry J. Boynton (briefed), Asst. Attorney Generals, Office of the Attorney General, Public Service Division, Patricia S. Barone (argued and briefed), Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas J. Waters (argued and briefed), Michael S. Ashton, David E.S. Marvin (briefed), Fraser, Trebilcock & Foster, Stephen O. Schultz (briefed), Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, Lansing, MI, Robert F. Shapiro (argued and briefed), Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, for Appellees.