Legal Opinion
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 19, 1975No. Nos. 73-1999, 73-2017, 74-1150, 74-1184, 74-1200 and 74-1231PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Petitioners in these cases are customers of natural gas pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the FPC. The three pipelines involved, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco),1 Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern),2 and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company (Panhandle),3 are experiencing systemwide shortages and have been forced to cut back deliveries during the past several winters, the peak demand season. As might be expected, these shortages have generated sharp disputes over the allocation of supplies among competing customers. Finding themselves caught…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bantam Books, Inc. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Mississippi Power & Light Company v. United Gas Pipe Line Company, State of Mississippi, Plaintiff-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. Cecil B. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- North Carolina v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Sebring Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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