Leslie Bridges v. Veolia Water Indianapolis, LLC, Veolia Water North America Operating Service, LLC, and The City of Indianapolis, Dept. of Waterworks

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

After Veolia Water twice turned her water off for non-payment, appellant Leslie Bridges filed a class action seeking return of her $25 reconnection fee and other unspecified damages and attorney’s fees. The trial court dismissed, concluding that Bridges had failed to exhaust the administrative remedies available at the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission. We conclude that the trial court was correct to hold that Bridges was obliged to seek those remedies before seeking judicial relief.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1

In or about March of 2002, the City of Indianapolis,…