Bryant v. Arkansas Public Service Commission

JOHN F. Stroud, Jr., Judge.

This appeal is brought by the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas from Orders No. 52, 56, 61, 62, 63, and 64 issued by the Arkansas Public Service Commission in Docket #92-260U and results from the Commission’s refusal to compel Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWB) to respond to discovery propounded by the Attorney General. The Attorney General argues that, in denying his discovery requests, the Commission failed to pursue its authority regularly and abdicated its responsibility to regulate SWB. We conclude that the Commission has regularly pursued its…