Legal Opinion
Dominion Transmission, Inc. v. Town of Myersville Town Council
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 7, 2013No. Civil Action No. RDB-13-0338PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD D. BENNETT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Dominion Transmission, Inc. (“Dominion”) has brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the Town of Myersville (the “Town”), the Town of Myersville Town Council (the “Town Council”), and Mayor Wayne S. Creadick, Jr. (“Mayor Creadick”).1 Specifically, Dominion seeks a declaration that the Town’s local laws and zoning code are preempted by the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717 et seq., (the “NGA”) and an injunction to prevent the application of those laws to its plan to construct a natural gas…
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