United States DC Circuit

Plaintiff's failure to raise challenge before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to its order authorizing competitor to add capacity to its gas pipeline in a daisy chain transaction precludes plaintiff's suit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2001
• Decided 06/01/2001
• Published 06/01/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Staffier argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the brief was Marisa A. Sifontes., Alex A. Goldberg argued the cause for amicus curiae Northwest Pipeline Corporation.   With him on the brief were Steven W. Snarr and Tim W. Muller.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Lane, Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   On the brief were John H. Conway, Deputy Solicitor, Timm L. Abendroth and Monique L. Penn-Jenkins, Attorneys.