Bankston v. Alabama Public Service Commission

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION JAMES H. BANKSTON, JR., ) et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:21cv469-MHT ) (WO) ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE ) COMMISSION, et al., ) ) Defendants, ) ) ALABAMA POWER COMPANY, ) ) Intervenor-Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case is about alleged price discrimination against small-scale solar-power production in Alabama. But the merits of that issue are not the focus of this opinion. Instead, this opinion primarily concerns whether federal courts can hear the case at all under the…