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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)
11/05/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 10, 2020)
11/17/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2020 to January 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
11/18/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 25, 2021, for all respondents.
11/24/2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC
12/10/2020Amicus 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)
12/10/2020Brief 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.
12/10/2020Brief amicus curiae of Former FERC Chairman Jon B. Wellinghoff filed.
01/25/2021Brief of respondents Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy, et al. in opposition filed.
01/25/2021Brief of respondents Katie Sieben, et al. in opposition filed.
02/10/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
02/10/2021Reply of petitioner LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC filed. (Distributed)
03/01/2021Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.