LUCAS v. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO.

No. CIV. 03-00295 HG-LEK.

409 F.Supp.2d 1206 (2005)

Paul LUCAS dba Solar Engineering and Contracting, Plaintiff, v. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, a Delaware profit corporation, F.K.A. Citizens Utility Company and dba Kauai Electric, and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, a Hawaii Cooperative, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawai`i.

November 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Gierlach, Honolulu, for Paul Lucas, Plaintiff.

Stacey T. Kawasaki-Djou, Cades Schutte, Honolulu, for Citizens Communications Company, Defendant.

Kaiulani E. Kidani, Marr Hipp Jones & Wang LLLP, Honolulu, for Citizens Communications Company, Leonard Tow, Defendants.

Gary M. Levitt, Attorney at Law, Honolulu, for Paul Lucas, Plaintiff.

Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Cades Schutte, Honolulu, for Citizens Communications Company, Leonard Tow, Defendants.

David W. Proudfoot, Belles Graham Proudfoot & Wilson, Lihue, for Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Alton Miyamoto, Greg Gardiner, Ray Mierta, Defendants.

Pamela P. Rask, Belles Graham Proudfoot & Wilson, Lihue, for Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Alton Miyamoto, Greg Gardiner, Ray Mierta, Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GILLMOR, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' practice of imposing maximum price restrictions in its rebate program for the installation of solar water heaters on the island of Kauai violates state and federal antitrust law. Plaintiff also alleges a cause of action for defamation. Defendants have moved for summary judgment on all claims.

For the reasons set forth below, Defendants...

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