COUNTY OF RAMSEY v. MINNESOTA PUB. UTILITIES

Nos. C4-82-1401, C4-82-1432, C6-82-1433, C8-82-1434, CX-82-1435, C5-82-1441, C7-82-1442, C9-82-1443, CX-82-1466, C1-82-1467 and C4-82-1480.

345 N.W.2d 740 (1984)

COUNTY OF RAMSEY, petitioner, Appellant (C4-82-1401), Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, petitioner, Appellant (C4-82-1432, C6-82-1433, C8-82-1434, CX-82-1435), Minnesota Department of Administration, Appellant (C5-82-1441, C7-82-1442), Minnesota Business Utility Users Council and Pickwick International, Inc., Appellants (C9-82-1443), City of St. Paul, et al., petitioners, Respondents, v. MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Respondent, Minnesota Department of Public Services, Appellant (CX-82-1466, C1-82-1467), Office of Consumer Services, Respondent, Minnesota Senior Federation, Respondent, United Handicapped Federation, Respondent, Minnesota Department of Administration, Respondent, Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, Respondent General Services Administration, Respondent, Evan J. Henry, Appellant (C4-82-1480), Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, Respondent, Minnesota Citizens Organization Acting Together, Respondent, County of Ramsey, Respondent, Metro Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Maun, James Gallagher, St. Paul, Keith E. McClintock, N.W. Bell Telephone Co., Minneapolis, for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Tom Foley, County Atty., Robert A. Plesha, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for appellant County of Ramsey.

Richard S. Slowes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for appellant Dept. of Admin.

Michael E. McGuire, Minneapolis, for appellant Minn. Business Utility Users Council and Pickwick Int'l Inc.

Thomas J. Stearns, St. Paul, for appellant City of St. Paul.

Jean E. Heilman, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for Minn. Dept. of Public Services.

Evan J. Henry, pro se.

Karl W. Sonneman and James T. Jarvis, Asst. Atty. Gens., St. Paul, for Minn. Public Utilities Com'n.

Craig R. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for Office of Consumer Services.

Margaret R. Thomas, Executive Director, Metro Deaf Senior Citizens, St. Paul, for respondent Metro Deaf Sr. Citizens.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


SIMONETT, Justice.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued orders in this telephone rate proceeding, and those dissatisfied with the orders then perfected appeals and notices of appearance in those appeals to the Ramsey County District Court under Minn.Stat. § 237.25 (1980). The district court dismissed the appeals and appearances with prejudice on the grounds that judicial review should have been sought under the appeal procedures of the Administrative...

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