NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 85-1044.

785 F.2d 338 (1986)

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, DIVISION OF INTERNORTH, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan W. Anderson, Jr., with whom David B. Ward, Washington, D.C., and Henry C. Rosenthal, Jr., Omaha, Neb., were on brief, for petitioner.

Andrea Wolfman, Atty., F.E.R.C., William H. Satterfield, General Counsel, Barbara Weller, Deputy Sol. and Joel M. Cockrell, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondent.

Raymond N. Shibley, Brian D. O'Neill and Patrick J. Whittle, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for intervenors, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., et al.

Before EDWARDS and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) petitions this court for review of two Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) orders remarkable for their incoherence. The first order authorized an amendment to a contract between Northern and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company (Panhandle) and Trunkline Gas Company (Trunkline), so as to allow Northern to purchase less...

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