Appellate Briefs

Sierra Club v. FERC Nos. 17-1236 and 17-1240 Response in opposition to emergency motion and All Writs Act petition seeking to stay construction and operation of the NEXUS pipeline project, pending Commission rehearing of order granting certificate. NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC, 160 FERC ¶ 61,022 (Aug. 25, 2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-1098, 17-1127 and 17-1128 Response in opposition to emergency motion for stay of construction and operation of Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project, pending Commission rehearing of order granting certificate, Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co., 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (Feb. 3, 2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Old Dominion Elec. Coop., et al. v. FERC No. 17-1040, et al. Allocation of costs – local or regional – of new PJM reliability transmission projects. PJM Interconn., L.L.C., et al., 154 FERC ¶ 61,097 (2016), order on reh’g and compl., 157 FERC ¶ 61,191 (2017); 154 FERC ¶ 61,096 (2016), order on reh’g and clar., 157 FERC ¶ 61,192 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Bold Alliance, et al. v. FERC No. 17-cv-01822 Motion to dismiss district court complaint raising challenges to Commission grant of certificates to Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipeline applications. Circuit D.D.C.

Sierra Club, et al. v. FERC Nos. 16-1329 and 16-1387 Petition for Panel Rehearing. Order authorizing, subject to conditions, Florida Southeast, Transco, and Sabal Trail to construct and operate natural gas pipeline projects to serve Florida and southeast markets. Florida Southeast Connection, LLC, et al., 154 FERC ¶ 61,080 (2016), order on reh’g, 156 FERC ¶ 61,160 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ, et al. v. FERC No. 17-3163 Appeal of Sept. 28, 2017 dismissal by federal district court (E.D. Pa. No. 5:17-cv-03163 (Judge Schmehl)) of challenge by landowners who allege that the proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline will adversely affect their religious freedom. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), reh'g pending. Circuit 3rd Cir.

Big Bend Conservation Alliance v. FERC No. 17-1002 Order authorizing Trans-Pecos Pipeline to site, construct, and operate a border-crossing facility (Presidio Border Crossing Project) for the import and export of natural gas at the international boundary between the US and Mexico. Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC, 155 FERC ¶ 61,140 (2016), order on reh’g, 157 FERC ¶ 61,081 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ, et al. v. FERC, et al. No. 5:17-cv-03163-JLS Reply in support of motion to dismiss complaint bringing claims under Religious Freedom Restoration Act regarding route of natural gas pipeline Circuit E.D. Pa.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. FERC No. 16-1433 Recovery of development and construction costs associated with transmission upgrade (SOCRE project), if abandoned or cancelled for reasons beyond SDG&E’s control. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 154 FERC ¶ 61,158 (2016), reh’g denied, 157 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Eastern Hydroelectric Corp. v. FERC No. 15-11667 Revocation of license for East Juliette Hydroelectric Project, on Ocmulgee River near Juliette, Georgia, for Eastern Hydro’s failure to comply with license conditions and FERC orders requiring addition of fishway to project. Eastern Hydroelectric Corp., 149 FERC ¶ 61,036 (2014), reh’g denied, 150 FERC ¶ 61,099 (2015). Circuit 11th Cir.

Bordentown and Chesterfield, NJ v. FERC No. 17-1047 Order authorizing Transco to construct Garden State Expansion Project (compressor, stations, and appurtenant facilities) in New Jersey. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 155 FERC ¶ 61,016 (2016), reh’g denied, 157 FERC ¶ 61,095 (2016). v. FERC, 862 F.3d 108 (D.C. Cir. 2017). Circuit 3rd Cir.

NRG Marketing LLC, et al. v. FERC Nos. 15-1452 and 15-1454 (Petition for Panel Rehearing) Revisions to PJM capacity market Minimum Offer Price Rule, concerning buyer-side market power mitigation. PJM Interconnection, LLC, 143 FERC ¶ 61,090 (2013), order on reh'g & compl., 153 FERC ¶ 61,066 (2015), reversed sub nom. NRG Power Mktg., LLC v. FERC, 862 F.3d 108 (D.C. Cir. 2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ, et al., v. FERC, et al. No. 5:17-cv-03163-JLS Motion to dismiss complaint bringing claims under Religious Freedom Restoration Act regarding route of natural gas pipeline. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017). Circuit E.D. Pa

Orus Ashby Berkley, et al. v. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, et al. No. 7:17-cv-00357-EKD Motion to dismiss district court complaint raising challenges to Commission review of pending Mountain Valley Pipeline certificate application. Circuit W.D. Va.

Laura D. Urban, et al. v. FERC, et al. No. 5:17-cv-01005-JRA Reply in support of motion to dismiss complaint concerning the Commission’s review of Nexus Gas Transmission’s pending application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under the Natural Gas Act. Circuit N.D. Ohio

Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. FERC No. 16-1382 Order on remand from LPSC v. FERC, 772 F.3d 1297 (D.C. Cir. 2014), concerning denial of refunds. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n, et al. v. Entergy Corp. and Entergy Services, Inc., 155 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2016), reh’g denied, 156 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Town of Weymouth, Mass., et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-1135 and 17-1139 Reply in support of motion to dismiss appeals of certificate to construct and operate the Atlantic Bridge Project, consisting of new pipeline and compression facilities in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 158 FERC ¶ 61,061 (2017), reh'g pending, (tolling order issued). Circuit D.C. Cir

United Airlines Inc., et al. v. FERC, et al. No. 16-1245 Order granting in part complaints, alleging that Enterprise has violated a settlement by no longer accepting nominations for the transportation of jet fuel or distillates, and establishing limited hearing on the issue of damages. CHS Inc., et al. v. Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Co., LLC; Chevron Products Co. v. Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Co., LLC, 145 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2013), order on reh’g, 155 FERC ¶ 61,178 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Town of Weymouth, Mass., et al. Nos. 17-1135 and 17-1139 Motion to dismiss appeals of certificate to construct and operate the Atlantic Bridge Project, consisting of new pipeline and compression facilities in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 158 FERC ¶ 61,061 (2017), reh'g pending, (tolling order issued). Circuit D.C. Cir.

American Rivers v. FERC & Sec. of Interior No. 16-1195, et al. Relicensing for the continued operation and maintenance of the Coosa River hydroelectric project; consideration of dissolved oxygen levels for the protection of aquatic species, and other issues. Alabama Power Co., 143 FERC ¶ 61,249 (2013), order on reh’g & clar., 155 FERC ¶ 61,080 (2016), reh’g denied, 156 FERC ¶ 61,171 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir