PORTLAND GENERAL ELEC. CO. v. NORTHWESTERN CORP.

CV 21-47-BLG-SPW.

567 F.Supp.3d 1203 (2021)

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; Avista Corporation; PacifiCorp; and Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION; Talen Montana, LLC; Austin Knudsen, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of Montana, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Billings Division.

Signed October 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallas DeLuca , Pro Hac Vice, David B. Markowitz , Pro Hac Vice, Harry B. Wilson , Pro Hac Vice, Markowitz Herbold, PC, Portland, OR, Gary M. Zadick , Ugrin Alexander Zadick & Higgins, Great Falls, MT, Jenny M. Jourdonnais , Charles E. Hansberry , Hansberry & Jourdonnais, PLLC, Missoula, MT, for Plaintiff Portland General Electric Company.

Jenny M. Jourdonnais , Charles E. Hansberry , Hansberry & Jourdonnais, PLLC, Missoula, MT, Michael G. Andrea , Pro Hac Vice, Avista Corporation, William J. Schroeder , Pro Hac Vice, KSB Litigation, P.S., Spokane, WA, Harry B. Wilson , Markowitz Herbold, PC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff Avista Corporation.

Connie Sue Martin , Pro Hac Vice, Troy D. Greenfield , Pro Hac Vice, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, WA, Jenny M. Jourdonnais , Charles E. Hansberry , Hansberry & Jourdonnais, PLLC, Missoula, MT, Harry B. Wilson , Markowitz Herbold, PC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff PacifiCorp.

Gregory F. Miller , Pro Hac Vice, Harry H. Schneider , Pro Hac Vice, Jeffrey M. Hanson , Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Jenny M. Jourdonnais , Charles E. Hansberry , Hansberry & Jourdonnais, PLLC, Missoula, MT, Harry B. Wilson , Markowitz Herbold, PC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

J. David Jackson , Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, Stephen D. Bell , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Missoula, MT, for Defendant NorthWestern Corporation.

Adam Carlis , Pro Hac Vice, Barry Barnett , Pro Hac Vice, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX, Alexander P. Frawley , Pro Hac Vice, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY, Robert L. Sterup , Brown Law Firm, P.C., Billings, MT, for Defendant Talen Montana, LLC.

Aislinn W. Brown , Agency Legal Services Bureau, Derek J. Oestreicher , Jeremiah R. Langston , Montana Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Defendant Austin Knudsen.


FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER ON PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

INTRODUCTION

Preliminary Injunction Oral Argument was held on August 6, 2021, as requested in Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and accompanying Brief. (Doc. 37 and 38). Harry Schneider argued...

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