Legal Opinion
Office of People's Counsel v. Public Service Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1984No. 83-947PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
In its petition for review, the Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) asks this court to reverse the refusal of the Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) to hold a status conference in its proceeding to promulgate rules to govern OPC assessment requests, and to direct the Commission to proceed with formal rulemaking. The Commission and intervenors move to dismiss the petition, We deny the motion to dismiss and hold that D.C.Code § 43-612(a) (1981) does not provide the Commission with authority to assess the utilities for (a) the fees of private attorneys engaged by the OPC to conduct the…
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