Legal Opinion

Pacificorp v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Atlantic Richfield Co., Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 28, 1986No. 84-7569, 84-7862 and 85-7103PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

These consolidated petitions require us once again to construe provisions of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (Regional Act), 16 U.S.C. § 839-839h (1981), which we have termed “a unique piece of energy legislation.” Central Lincoln Peoples’ Utility District v. Johnson, 735 F.2d 1101, 1106 (9th Cir.1984). The general background and history of the Act are explained in Aluminum Co. of America v. Central Lincoln Peoples’ Utility District, 467 U.S. 380, 104 S.Ct. 2472, 2476-79, 81 L.Ed.2d 301 (1984), and do not bear further…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Blum v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  4. Prudential Lines, Inc. v. United States Maritime Administration (In Re Prudential Lines, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987
  5. Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, and Direct Service Industrial Customers, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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