Legal Opinion
Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 27, 2017No. Case No. 3:16-cv-1644-SIPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Michael H. Simon, United States District Judge
Defendant Portland General Electric Company (“PGE”) moves to dismiss the Complaint brought by Plaintiff Deschutes River Alliance on the ground that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Washington Department of Ecology appear as amici curiae (“Amici”). The Court denies PGE’s motion to dismiss.
STANDARDS
Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Gunn v. Minton, 568 U.S. 251, 133 S.Ct. 1059, 1064, 185 L.Ed.2d 72 (2013). As such, a court is to presume “that a cause…
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