United States Ninth Circuit

In an action brought under the Northwest Power Act by publicly owned utilities operating in the Pacific Northwest challenging contract amendments entered into between the Bonneville Power Administration and several investor-owned utilities, the case is remanded to the BPA as the circuit court could not determine how the BPA will treat the amendments in light of its decision in Portland Gen. Elec. Co. v. BPA, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. 2007).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2005
• Decided 10/11/2007
• Published 10/11/2007

Judges

• BYBEE, Circuit Judge:, Before:  STEPHEN REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul M. Murphy, Murphy & Buchal, Portland, OR, for petitioner Canby Utility Board., John H. Hammond & Matthew J. Michel, Beery, Elsner & Hammond, Portland, OR, for petitioner Canby Utility Board., Daniel Seligman, Seattle, WA, for petitioner Canby Utility Board., Michael A. Goldfarb, Law Offices of Michael A. Goldfarb, Seattle, WA, for petitioner Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County., Terence L. Mundorf, Marsh Mundorf Pratt Sullivan & McKenzie, Mill Creek, WA, for petitioners Public Utility Districts No. 1 of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Kittitas and Mason Counties and petitioner Public Utility District No. 3 of Mason County.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randy Roach & Timothy A. Johnson, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR, for respondent Bonneville Power Administration., Karin J. Immergut, Stephen J. Odell, David J. Adler & Kurt R. Casad, United States Attorney's Office, Portland, OR, for respondent Bonneville Power Administration., R. Blair Strong, Paine Hamblen, Spokane, WA, for respondent-intervenor Avista Corporation., Michael G. Andrea, Avista Corporation, Spokane, WA, for respondent-intervenor Avista Corporation., Marcus A. Wood & Stephen C. Hall, Stoel Rives, Portland, OR, for respondent-intervenor PacifiCorp.  Scott G. Seidman & David F. White, Tonkon Torp, Portland, OR, for respondent-intervenor Portland General Electric Company., Donald G. Kari & Sheree Strom Carson, Perkins Coie, Bellevue, WA, for respondent-intervenor Puget Sound Energy, Inc.