Public Utility Dist v. Ferc

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 3, 2008
• Docket: 03-72511
• Status: Published

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF  SNOHOMISH COUNTY WASHINGTON, Petitioner, No. 03-72511 RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES INC., FERC No. Intervenor,  EL02-26 et al. Northern District of v. California, FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY San Francisco COMMISSION, Respondent. 

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF  SNOHOMISH COUNTY WASHINGTON, Petitioner, CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.; EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY L.P.; MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GROUP, No. 03-74208 INC.; MIRANT AMERICAS ENERGY FERC No.  MARKETING, LP; BP ENERGY CO.; ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO., EL02-26, et al. LLC; AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER District of Oregon, SERVICE CORPORATION, Portland Intervenors, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. 

15015 15016 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT v. FERC

NEVADA POWER COMPANY; SIERRA  PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, No. 03-74617 Petitioners, FERC No. v.  EL02-26-000 Northern District of FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY California, COMMISSION, San Francisco Respondent. 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER  COMPANY, Petitioner, No. 03-74757 ENRON POWER MARKETING INC., FERC No. Intervenor,  EL-02-28 Northern District of v. California, FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY San Francisco COMMISSION, Respondent.  PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT v. FERC 15017

ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF  NEVADA, Petitioner, No. 04-70712 BP ENERGY COMPANY; MIRANT FERC No. AMERICAS ENERGY MARKETING, EL02-28-004 L.P., Intervenors,  Northern District of California, v. San Francisco FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY ORDER COMMISSION, Respondent.  Filed November 3, 2008

Before: Harry Pregerson, and Marsha S. Berzon, and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snoho- mish County, 128 S. Ct. 2733 (2008), we VACATE our prior opinion and REMAND to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion. The mandate shall issue forthwith.

VACATED and REMANDED. PRINTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE—U.S. COURTS BY THOMSON REUTERS/WEST—SAN FRANCISCO

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