WASHINGTON WATER POWER CO. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 83-2051.

775 F.2d 305 (1985)

WASHINGTON WATER POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry K. Boyd, Spokane, Wash., with whom Peyton G. Bowman, III and Edward M. Leigh, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for petitioner.

Joel M. Cockrell, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Jerome M. Feit, Sol., and Joshua Z. Rokach, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondent.

Robert D. Dellwo, Spokane, Wash., with whom Gary T. Farrell, Spokane, Wash., was on brief, for intervenor Spokane Tribe of Indians.

Before TAMM and MIKVA, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") hold that the Washington Water Power Company ("Washington Power" or the "Company") is required by the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791 et seq. ("FPA"), to obtain a license for its hydroelectric development which...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases