Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. 17.19 Acres of Property Located in Maricopa County

HALL, Senior Circuit Judge:

Transwestern Pipeline Co. (Transwest-ern) appeals the district court’s denial of its preliminary injunction motion seeking immediate possession of appellee landowners’ parcels of land. As a holder of a valid Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certificate, Transwestern claims it is entitled to condemn appellees’ land pursuant to § 717f(h) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The district court denied the injunction, holding that, until condemnation proceedings are completed, Tran-swestern maintains no substantive right of possession and therefore the district court…