Legal Opinion
Backcountry Against Dumps v. Chu
District Court, S.D. California
Decided September 29, 2015No. Case No.: 12cv3062 L (JLB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ECF Nos. 74, 75, 77
Hon. M. James Lorenz, United States District Judge
I. BACKGROUND
On August 17, 2012, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced its decision to issue a Presidential permit to Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. Transmission, LLC (“ESJ”), a subsidiary of Sempra Energy. The permit, PP-334, allowed ESJ “to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a double-circuit 230,000-volt (230-kV) elec-trie transmission line across the U.S.-Mexico border in eastern San Diego Country, California.” 77 Fed. Reg. 49789-01.
The envisioned transmission line…
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