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Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. United States

Pending Petition
Docket No.17-57
Op. BelowFed. Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether sales of energy through centralized market exchanges form direct contractual privity between buyers of that energy and the federal agencies selling it, such that the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over a suit to recover overcharges from the federal agencies; and (2) whether petitioners were in privity with the federal power marketing agencies for those sales because the energy exchanges acted as the parties' agents in facilitating their transactions.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Apr 20, 2017
Application (16A1019) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 7, 2017 to July 6, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.
May 2, 2017
Application (16A1019) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 6, 2017.
Jul 6, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2017)
Aug 2, 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 11, 2017.
Aug 8, 2017
Brief of respondents California, et al. in support filed.
Sep 11, 2017
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 26, 2017
Reply of petitioners Pacific Gas and Electric Company, et al. filed.
Sep 27, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017.
Oct 12, 2017
Joint motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioners Pacific Gas & Electric Co., et al. and respondents United States, et al. (Distributed)
Oct 12, 2017
Rescheduled.
Oct 23, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
Oct 30, 2017
Joint motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Jun 8, 2018
Motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 46 filed by petitioners.
Jun 13, 2018
Consent to the motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 filed by respondent.
Jun 13, 2018
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.

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