Legal Opinion

Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Epel

District Court, D. Colorado

Decided May 9, 2014No. Civil Action No. 11-cv-00859-WJM-BNBPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ EARLY MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS & INTERVENOR-DE-FENDANTS’ EARLY MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

William J. Martinez, United States District Judge

This action challenges the constitutionality of Colorado’s Renewable Energy Standard statute, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-2-124. In this case’s current posture, Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the provision requiring that Colorado utility companies obtain an increasing proportion of their electricity from renewable sources violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.' (Sec. Am. Compl.…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Directv, Inc. And Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. Mark Treesh, Commissioner for the Department of Revenue for the State of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. Ferguson v. SkrupaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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