Nevada Power Co. v. United States

This case involves a claim for the refund of monies collected by defendant, under allegedly faulty regulations, as reimbursement for its costs in processing plaintiffs environmental impact statements (EISs). Cf. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. United States, 224 Ct. Cl. 240, 624 F.2d 1005 (1980) (alleged flaw was the absence of regulations). Defendant moves for dismissal of plaintiffs petition due to unripeness or for a stay of proceedings due to the pendency of proceedings elsewhere. We grant defendant’s motion for stay.

Plaintiff is a Neveda corporation, operating as an electric utility in…