Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy v. Public Utilities Commission

It is well-settled that pursuant to R. C. 4901.13,3 the commission has the discretion to decide how, in light of its internal organization and docket considerations, it may best proceed to manage and expedite the orderly flow of its business, avoid undue delay and eliminate unnecessary duplication of effort. Sanders Transfer, Inc., v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1979), 58 Ohio St. 2d 21; Consumers’ Counsel v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1978), 56 Ohio St. 2d 220.

A necessary concomitant of the commission’s authority to regulate the manner and mode of its hearings is its discretionary power to permit or deny…