Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Certain Easements

Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge

I. BACKGROUND

On October 26, 2018, Plaintiff, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, hereinafter "Transco," filed a complaint in condemnation pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 71.1 and the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717. Previously, on February 3, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, hereinafter "FERC," granted Transco a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

This case is unlike 'typical' condemnation matters filed before the Court pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, in which, typically, the natural gas company…