United States DC Circuit

The FERC exceeded its statutory authority by requiring the owners of transmission assets to cede their statutory right to file rate changes under section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and the FERC lacks jurisdiction to require its approval for withdrawal from an Independent System Operator agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2002
• Published 07/12/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Petitioners were represented by David B. Raskin, Charles G. Cole, Alice E. Loughran, Kenneth G. Jaffe, and Donald A. Kaplan.


• For Appellees:
  
• Respondent was represented by Dennis Lane and Robert H. Solomon, attorneys with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.