Legal Opinion
Bristol Energy Corp. v. State of New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 19, 1994No. 93-1824, 93-1835PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, a group of power producers, challenge the district court’s dismissal of their suit to enjoin defendant-appellee, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC), from ordering a disclosure of their business and financial data. 1 PUC requested the information for a study conducted pursuant to section 712 of the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. § 2621(d)(10). Plaintiffs allege that federal law preempts PUC’s inquiries. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Concluding that the case presents a…
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