Legal Opinion
Lichoulas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 28, 2010No. 08-1373PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
James Lichoulas, Jr. petitions for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) orders that terminate his license to operate a hydro-power project attached to a historic six-story mill building in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lichoulas argues that FERC’s use of the implied surrender doctrine to terminate his license was arbitrary and capricious. He also argues that FERC engaged in impermissible ex parte contacts and abused its discretion in denying him an evidentiary hearing.…
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