Legal Opinion
Office of the People's Counsel v. Public Service Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 14, 1990No. 89-361PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Petitioner, Office of the People’s Counsel (“OPC”), challenges a decision of the Public Service Commission interpreting D.C. Code § 43-612(a) (1986). This section provides that regulated utilities shall bear the cost of various OPC and Commission expenses. It also sets limitations on reimbursable expenses that depend on whether the proceeding is a “valuation or rate case” or comes within “all other investigations.” The Commission determined that, because the proceeding at issue did not include a formal hearing, it should be treated as "all other investigations,” not as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Lynch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Office of People's Counsel v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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