United States DC Circuit

Because the FERC's Compliance Order, requiring plaintiff's pipeline subsidiary to observe FERC's Standards of Conduct, 18 C.F.R. sections 161.3, 250.16, in dealing with all of its energy affiliates in a post-merger entity, was far broader than the order on which it purportedly rested, the Complaince Order is arbitrary and capricious.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2002
• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Catherine E. Stetson argued the cause for petitioners.   With her on the briefs were Kevin J. Lipson, J. Patrick Nevins and Anne E. Bomar.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Solomon, Associate Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Cynthia A. Marlette, General Counsel, and Dennis Lane, Solicitor.