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LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC v. Sieben

Petition for certiorari denied on March 1, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-641 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether a state law that grants an express preference to entities with an existing in-state presence to build facilities serving a distinctly interstate market discriminates against interstate commerce, notwithstanding that a few of the preferred in-state incumbents are headquartered elsewhere.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 05 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 10, 2020)
Nov 17 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2020 to January 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 18 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 25, 2021, for all respondents.
Nov 24 2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC
Dec 10 2020Amicus brief of Resale Power Group of Iowa, Coalition of MISO Transmission Consumers, Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and the American Forest & Paper Association not accepted for filing. (December 10, 2020)
Dec 10 2020Brief amici curiae of Resale Power Group of Iowa, Coalition of MISO Transmission Consumers, Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and the American Forest & Paper Association filed.
Dec 10 2020Brief amicus curiae of Former FERC Chairman Jon B. Wellinghoff filed.
Jan 25 2021Brief of respondents Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 25 2021Brief of respondents Katie Sieben, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 10 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Feb 10 2021Reply of petitioner LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Mar 01 2021Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.