LACLEDE GAS CO. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 88-1325, 88-1326.

873 F.2d 1494 (1989)

LACLEDE GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, United Municipal Distributors Group, Entex, a Division of ARKLA, Incorporated, United Gas Pipe Line Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Intervenors. UNITED MUNICIPAL DISTRIBUTORS GROUP, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Entex, a Division of ARKLA, Incorporated, et al., Laclede Gas Company, Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, Southern Natural Gas Company, Pennzoil Company, United Gas Pipe Line Company, the Process Gas Consumers Group, et al., Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Bay State Gas Company, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Neises, with whom Susan N. Kelly and James H. Byrd, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

Lorna J. Hadlock, Atty., F.E.R.C. (FERC), with whom Catherine C. Cook, Gen. Counsel, FERC, and Joseph S. Davies, Deputy Sol., FERC, Washington, D.C., Joel M. Cockrell and Jerome M. Feit, Washington, D.C., Attys., FERC, for respondent.

Joseph R. Hartsoe, with whom Stephen R. Melton, Houston, Tex., for intervenor United Gas Pipe Line Co.

Karen Lynn Newman, for intervenor Mississippi River Transmission Corp.

Susan N. Kelly and James H. Byrd, Washington, D.C., for intervenor, United Mun. Distributors Group.

Michael J. Manning and James P. White, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Entex, A Div. of ARKLA, Inc., et al.

Michael R. Waller, Houston, Tex., and Robert F. Riley, for intervenor United Gas Pipe Line Co.

Judy M. Johnson and J. Evans Attwell, Houston, Tex., for intervenor Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.

Patrick B. Pope, Birmingham, Ala., for intervenor Southern Natural Gas Co.

John K. MacDonald, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Pennzoil Co.

William H. Penniman and Gail S. Gilman, Washington, D.C., for intervenor The Process Gas Consumers Group, et al.

John S. Schmid and Barbara K. Heffernan, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Bay State Gas Co.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, and STARR and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

We grant the petition of Laclede Gas Company and United Municipal Distributors Group (collectively, Laclede) for review of an order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejecting a settlement of certain contested issues among United Gas Pipe Line Company and its customers, including Laclede. United intervenes...

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