SUN CITY HOME OWNERS v. ARIZ. CORP. COM'N

No. CV-20-0047-PR.

496 P.3d 421 (2021)

SUN CITY HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION, Appellee, EPCOR Water Arizona, Inc. and Verrado Community Association, Inc., Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed October 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Ellman (argued), Ellman Law Group LLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Sun City Home Owners Association.

Andy M. Kvesic , Chief Counsel/Legal Division Director, Maureen A. Scott , Deputy Chief of Litigation and Appeals, Wesley C. Van Cleve (argued), Assistant Chief Counsel, Stephen J. Emedi , Naomi D. Bentley , Arizona Corporation Commission, Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona Corporation Commission.

Michael T. Hallam , Lawrence A. Kasten (argued), Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Phoenix, Attorneys for EPCOR Water Arizona Inc.

Michele Van Quathem , Law Offices of Michele Van Quathem, PLLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Verrado Community Association, Inc.

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

Timothy Sandefur , Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation at The Goldwater Institute, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Goldwater Institute.

Timothy J. Sabo , Regulatory Counsel, Global Water Resources, Inc., Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Global Water Resources, Inc.

Jay L. Shapiro , Shapiro Law Firm, P.C., Phoenix, Todd C. Wiley , Liberty Utilities (Sub) Corporation, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Litchfield Park, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Liberty Utilities (Sub) Corporation.

Timothy J. Berg , Emily A. Ward , Fennemore Craig, P.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Freeport Minerals, Inc.

Aditya Dynar , Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae New Civil Liberties Alliance.

Clyde P. Halstead , Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, Tempe, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Anthem Community Council.

Daniel W. Pozefsky , Chief Counsel, Residential Utility Consumer Office, Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Residential Utility Consumer Office.

Scott Bales , Scott Bales LLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Amici Curiae Arizona Public Service Company and Tucson Electric Power Company.

Raymond S. Heyman , Amanda Z. Weaver , Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae National Association of Water Companies.

Andrew M. Jacobs , Michael W. Patten , Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Water Utilities Association of Arizona.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Brunn (Beau) W. Roysden III , Solicitor General, Michael S. Catlett , Deputy Solicitor General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae State of Arizona.

Jeffrey W. Crockett , Crockett Law Group PLLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Amici Curiae The Town of Paradise Valley and The Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa, The JW Marriott Camelback Inn Scottsdale, The Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, The Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Spa, MS Resort Owner LLC D/B/A Mountain Shadows, and The Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley.

Doug Edwards, Fran Noe, Diane Smith, Pro Se, Amicus Curiae.

JUSTICE BOLICK authored the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, and JUSTICES LOPEZ, BEENE, MONTGOMERY, and JUDGE VÁSQUEZ joined. JUSTICE BOLICK issued a concurring opinion.


¶1 In this case we hold that the Arizona Corporation Commission ("Commission") is not entitled to "extreme deference" in its utility ratemaking determinations. Even without such deference, however, its decision to consolidate several communities into a single service...

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