United States Federal Circuit

Denial of claims brought by the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena, California asserting that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) miscalculated the rate it charged them for power under various contracts is affirmed where the Department of Energy Board of Contract Appeals correctly interpreted the disputed contractual provision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2006
• Published 08/30/2006

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Williams, Duncan & Allen, of Washington, DC, argued for appellants.   With him on the brief was Helene de Neuville Pangas.   Of counsel on the brief were Dennis A. Barlow, City Attorney and Terry B. Stevenson, Senior Assistant City Attorney, for the City of Burbank, California;  Scott H. Howard, City Attorney and Steven G. Lins, Senior Assistant City Attorney, for the City of Glendale, California;  and Michele Beal Bagneris, City Attorney and Scott D. Rasmussen, Assistant City Attorney, for the City of Pasadena, California.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth M. Dintzer, Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General and David M. Cohen, Director.