Legal Opinion

United Distribution Companies v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Windward Energy & Marketing Company, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 29, 1996No. 92-1485, 92-1495, 92-1496, 94-1171, 94-1173 to 94-1181, 94-1183 to 94-1185, 94-1187 to 94-1190, 94-1193, 94-1194, 94-1196 to 94-1198, 94-1200, 94-1201, 94-1206, 94-1207, 94-1209, 94-1213, 94-1215, 94-1217, 94-1218, 94-1222, 94-1223, 94-1226, 94-1228, 94-1229, 94-1231 to 94-1234, 94-1236 to 94-1243, 94-1246 to 94-1249, 94-1252, 94-1256 to 94-1259, 94-1263 to 94-1265, 94-1267 and 94-1270PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM. *

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION .1121

A. Background: Natural Gas Industry Structure.1122

B. Order No. 436: Open-Access Transportation.1123

C. Order No. 636: Mandatory Unbundling.1125

D. Issues on Review and Conclusions .1127

II. Open-Acoess Firm Transportation.1130

A. Unbundling.1130

1. Prohibition on unilateral customer release of transportation capacity_1130

2. Pipeline modification of contract-storage rights.1133

3. Capacity retention by transportation-only pipelines.1135

4. Eligibility date for no-notice transportation.1136

B. Right of First Refusal.1137

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2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by123 opinions

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  4. Estate of Martin v. California Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. E. & J. GALLO WINERY v. EnCana Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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