JOHNSON UTILITIES v. ARIZONA CORP. COMM'N

No. CV-19-0105-PR.

468 P.3d 1176 (2020)

JOHNSON UTILITIES, L.L.C., An Arizona Limited Liability Company, Petitioner, v. ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION; Tom Forese, Bob Burns, Andy Tobin, Boyd W. Dunn and Justin Olson, in Their Official Capacities as Members of The Arizona Corporation Commission Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed July 31, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Fredenberg , Christian C.M. Beams , Fredric D. Bellamy , (argued) Fredenberg Beams LLC, Phoenix; Jeffrey W. Crockett , Crockett Law Group PLLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Johnson Utilities, L.L.C.

Robin R. Mitchell (argued), Naomi E. Davis , Maureen A. Scott , Wesley C. Van Cleve , Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona Corporation Commission.

Jason D. Gellman , EPCOR Water Arizona, Inc.; and Michael T. Hallam , Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae EPCOR Water Arizona Inc.

Michele L. Van Quathem , Law Offices of Michele Van Quathem PLLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Home Builders Association of Central Arizona and Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.

Meghan H. Grabel , Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Water Company.

Evan Bolick , Jonathan Udell , and Court S. Rich , Rose Law Group, PC, Scottsdale, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Trilogy Encanterra Construction, LLC.

Scott S. Wakefield , Hienton & Curry P.L.L.C., and Daniel Pozefsky , Residential Utility Consumer Office, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Residential Utility Consumer Office.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Jeffrey Cantrell , Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

Kent Volkmer , Pinal County Attorney, Kevin Costello , Deputy County Attorney, Florence, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Pinal County.

Kevin Nguyen , Struck Love Bojanowski & Acedo, PLC, Chandler, Attorney for Amicus Curiae National Association of Water Companies.

JUSTICE GOULD authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER and JUSTICES LOPEZ, MONTGOMERY and PELANDER (RETIRED) joined. JUSTICE BOLICK concurred in part and dissented in part.


¶1 The Arizona Corporation Commission ("Commission") has permissive authority under article 15, section 3 of the Arizona Constitution to "make and enforce reasonable... orders for the convenience, comfort, [] safety, and ... health" of the public at-large. We hold that this authority permits the Commission...

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