United Energy Trading, LLC v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

RICHARD SEEBORG, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This case stems from a dispute between defendant Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”), a leading utility provider in northern California, and one of its competitors, plaintiff United Energy Trading, LLC (“UET”), a supplier of natural gas. UET avers the defendants engage in unlawful billing, collection, and payment schemes that misappropriate funds, defraud UET, and unfairly compete for natural gas customers. UET asserts federal claims…