BATTLE CREEK GAS COMPANY v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

No. 15368.

281 F.2d 42 (1960)

BATTLE CREEK GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, Illinois Power Company, Intervenor, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Trunkline Gas Company, Consumers Power Company and Michigan Gas Storage Company, and Michigan Gas Utilities Company, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1960.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 3, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph W. McAuliffe, Battle Creek, Mich., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Mr. Thomas J. Lynch, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Lloyd E. Dietrich, Atty., Federal Power Commission, of the bar of the Supreme Court of Virginia, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Messrs. Willard W. Gatchell, Gen. Counsel, Federal Power Commission, and Robert L. Russell, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Power Commission, were on the brief, for respondent. Messrs. Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Solicitor, Federal Power Commission, Peter H. Schiff and David J. Bardin, Attys., Federal Power Commission, also entered appearances for respondent.

Mr. William C. Chanler, New York City, of the bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Mr. Lawrence A. Baker, New York City, was on the brief, for intervenors Consumers Power Company and Michigan Gas Storage Company.

Mr. Harry S. Littman, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Dale A. Wright was on the brief, for intervenor Trunkline Gas Company.

Mr. Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C., for intervenor Michigan Gas Utilities Company.

Mr. Robert S. Hunt, Chicago, Ill., for intervenor Illinois Power Company.

Before Mr. Justice REED, retired, and WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Intervenor Illinois Power Co. for Rehearing Denied September 3, 1960.

Mr. Justice REED, sitting by designation.

Petitioner seeks review under § 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act1 of orders of the Federal Power Commission granting to the Trunkline Gas Company certificates of public convenience and related orders under § 7(c) of the Act.2

Trunkline operates an interstate pipeline...

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