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WINDING CREEK SOLAR LLC v. PETERMAN

Nos. 17-17531 17-17532.

932 F.3d 861 (2019)

WINDING CREEK SOLAR LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Carla PETERMAN; Martha Guzman Aceves; Liane Randolph; Clifford Rechtschaffen; Michael Picker, in their official capacities as Commissioners of the California Public Utilities Commission, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 29, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Lee Christensen (argued), Beveridge & Diamond, Seattle, Washington; Thomas Melone , Allco Renewable Energy Ltd., New York, New York; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christine Jun Hammond (argued), Pouneh Ghaffarian , and Arocles Aguilar , California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

David Bender , Earthjustice, Madison, Wisconsin, for Amici Curiae Montana Environmental Information Center, Idaho Conservation League, and Vote Solar.

Gregory M. Adams , Richardson Adams PLLC, Boise, Idaho; Irion Sanger , Sanger Law PC, Portland, Oregon; for Amici Curiae Community Renewable Energy Association, and Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition.

Before: M. Margaret McKeown, William A. Fletcher, and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The district court observed that "[d]espite the complex regulatory and factual background" in this case, "the key legal issues turned out to be straightforward." We agree. The result here follows from straightforward application of a handful of regulatory requirements.

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