State ex rel. Office of Public Counsel v. Public Service Commission

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

The Office of the Public Counsel (“OPC”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment dismissing its petition for writ of review. OPC contends: (1) the trial court erred because its petition was not premature as it was properly filed after the Public Service Commission (“PSC”) orally denied OPC’s application for rehearing in its agenda meeting; (2) the trial court misinterpreted the law because although section 386.5101 requires petitions for writ of review to be filed no later than thirty days after the PSC denies rehearing, it does not prohibit the filing of a petition…