Legal Opinion
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonneville Power Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2001No. Nos. 00-70375, 00-70379, 00-70559PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (“Kaiser”), ALCOA Inc. (“ALCOA”) and Vanaleo, Inc. (‘Vanaleo”) seek review of final Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) decisions denying Petitioners’ requests to purchase Surplus Firm Power at the IP-96 rate. Kaiser also requests a determination that its claims be decided by arbitration pursuant to an arbitration clause in a contract between Kaiser and BPA.1
We have exclusive jurisdiction over the petitions pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 839f(e)(5). The petitions are timely because they were filed within ninety days of BPA’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Aluminum Co. of America v. Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Portland General Electric Company v. Peter Johnson, Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Intalco Aluminum Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- CP National Corp. v. JuraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Public Power Council, Intervenor v. Bonneville Power Administration, Vanalco Inc., Public Power Council, Intervenor v. Bonneville Power Administration, Avista Corporation, Respondent-Intervenor Alcoa Incorporated, Avista Corporation Public Power Council, Intervenors v. Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001