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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL TELE. v. EACHUS

CC 9001-00435, 9002-01260; CA A69043; SC S41285, S41319.

888 P.2d 562 (1995)

320 Or. 557

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, dba U.S. West Communications, Inc., Respondent on Review, v. Ron EACHUS, Nancy Ryles, and Myron B. Katz, Respondents on Review, and Citizens' Utility Board, Petitioner on Review. UTILITY REFORM PROJECT, Respondent, v. OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Defendant. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, dba U.S. West Communications, Inc., Respondent, v. Ron EACHUS, Nancy Ryles, and Myron B. Katz, Defendant, Citizens' Utility Board, Intervenor. UTILITY REFORM PROJECT, Petitioner on Review, v. OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided February 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Rion Bourgeois, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review Citizens' Utility Bd.

Linda K. Williams and Daniel W. Meek, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review Utility Reform Project.

Keith Kutler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause and filed the response and brief for respondent on review Oregon Public Utility Com'n.

Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, FADELEY and GRABER, JJ.

GILLETTE, Justice.

This is a case involving the question of where jurisdiction lies to hear a challenge to a Public Utility Commission (PUC) rate decision. Under the customary form of PUC proceeding, a complaint is filed with (or by) the PUC, and at least one party is designated as a "defendant," ORS 756.500(1).1 However, the present PUC proceeding was brought without a formal "complaint," but instead on the PUC's "own motion." ORS 756...

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