Legal Opinion
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 2002No. Civil Action Nos. 95-4500, 01-5570PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DuBOIS, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.BACKGROUND.695
A. THE STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND PUC’S COST-ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.695
B. CASSATT AVENUE BRIDGE PROCEEDINGS.696
C. INITIAL SEPTA PROCEEDINGS.697
D. THE SEPTA CONSENT DECREE.698
E. PUC’S EFFORTS TO VACATE THE CONSENT DECREE .699
F. LLOYD STREET BRIDGE PROCEEDINGS.700
G. CURRENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THIS COURT .702
II.NORFOLK SOUTHERN’S MOTIONS TO INTERVENE.703
A. INTERVENTION AS OF RIGHT.703
B. PERMISSIVE INTERVENTION.705
III.SEPTA’S MOTION TO ENFORCE THE CONSENT DECREE .706
A. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES: YOUNGER AND ROOKER-FELDMAN.706
B. CONFLICTING…
2Cases cited87 opinions
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