Legal Opinion
People of California ex rel. Lockyer v. Sempra Energy Trading
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2008No. 06-56799PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
The State of California, dissatisfied with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC’s”) final adjudication against Sempra Energy Trading, filed this action in state court. The State’s complaint alleges only California state law causes of action, but Sempra removed the case to federal court on the grounds that federal law governed. The district court then granted Sempra’s motion to dismiss, holding that field and conflict preemption and the filed rate doctrine all barred the State’s complaint. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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