Sun Valley Ranches, Inc. v. Prairie Power Cooperative, Inc.

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

This case asks whether a rural provider of electricity to a ranch for operation of irrigation pumps could properly require a specific form of “adequate assurance” of payment as required in a court order, after the ranch had filed for bankruptcy. A second order of the bankruptcy court provided for the imposition of a crop lien as a security interest for the power company, but did not define its effect on the first order and was ignored by the power company. The dispute resulted in the filing of cross-motions for summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment…