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PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. LUMINANT ENERGY COMPANY LLC

Oral argument was held on January 30, 2024. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on June 14, 2024. File Closed

Opinion

June 14, 2024

Hecht
Lehrmann
Boyd
Devine
Blacklock
Busby
Bland
Huddle
Young

Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court. PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Reverse & Remand
COA Docket No.:03-21-00098-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Edward Stuart Smith

Trial Court

None

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2024-07-25 Mandate issued  
2024-07-02 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-06-26 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-06-22 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-06-17 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-06-14 Opinion issued   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2024-06-14 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
2024-06-14 Opinion issued   Issued
2024-06-07 Motion to Withdraw Filed  
2024-06-07 Motion to withdraw disposed of   Filing granted
  This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between February 12, 2024 and June 7, 2024.  
2024-02-12 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-02-06 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-02-02 Motion to withdraw disposed of   Filing granted
2024-02-01 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-01-31 Post submission brief filed (Respondent)  
2024-01-30 Oral argument  
2024-01-30 Oral argument  
2024-01-30 Oral argument  
2024-01-29 Exhibits in case/cause filed (Petitioner)  
2024-01-29 Motion to Substitute filed  
2024-01-26 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-01-25 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-23 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-16 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-16 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2024-01-12 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2024-01-12 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2024-01-11 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-10 Call received  
2024-01-09 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-09 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-09 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-01-08 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-08 Record Received (See Remarks)
2024-01-05 Motion to Argue disposed   Denied
2024-01-04 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-03 Reply to Response to Motion  
2024-01-03 Fully hyperlinked brief filed  
2024-01-02 Response to Motion filed  
2024-01-02 Reply Brief  
2024-01-02 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2024-01-02 Reply Brief  
2023-12-29 Motion to Argue filed  
2023-12-29 Electronic communication sent to Party  
2023-12-28 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-28 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-22 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-11 Brief on the Merits (Intervenor)  
2023-12-11 Brief on the Merits (Intervenor)  
2023-12-11 Brief on the Merits (Intervenor)  
2023-12-11 Brief on the Merits (Intervenor)  
2023-12-11 Brief on the Merits (Intervenor)  
2023-12-01 Motion to dismiss disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-01 Petition for Review disposed   Dismissed
2023-11-30 Call received  
2023-11-15 Motion to dismiss  
2023-11-13 Fully hyperlinked brief filed (Petitioner)  
2023-11-13 Call received  
2023-11-09 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2023-11-09 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2023-11-09 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2023-11-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-11-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-11-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-11-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-10-17 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Filing granted
2023-10-13 Miscellaneous Motion  
2023-09-29 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2023-09-29 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2023-09-29 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2023-09-29 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2023-09-29 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2023-09-29 Petition for Review granted
2023-09-29 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2023-09-29 Petition for Review granted
2023-09-29 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2023-09-29 Petition for Review granted
2023-08-30 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2023-08-30 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2023-08-30 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2023-08-11 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2023-08-11 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2023-08-11 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2023-08-11 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2023-08-11 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2023-08-11 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2023-08-03 Designation of Lead Counsel  
2023-08-01 Case forwarded to Court
2023-08-01 Case forwarded to Court
2023-08-01 Case forwarded to Court
2023-08-01 Response to Petition (Petitioner)  
2023-08-01 Phone call from Clerk's Office
2023-08-01 Electronic communication sent to Party
2023-08-01 Electronic communication received from Party
2023-07-31 Response to Petition (Intervenor)  
2023-07-31 Response to Petition (Intervenor)  
2023-07-31 Response to Petition (Intervenor)  
2023-07-31 Response to Petition (Intervenor)  
2023-07-31 Response to Petition (Intervenor)  
2023-06-20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2023-06-19 Response to Motion filed  
2023-06-15 Electronic communication sent to Party  
2023-06-15 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2023-05-19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2023-05-19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2023-05-18 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-05-18 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-05-17 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-05-17 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-05-17 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-05-09 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2023-05-09 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2023-04-24 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-04-24 Call received  
2023-04-24 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-04-21 Petition for Review #3 (Petitioner)  
2023-04-21 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-04-10 Call received  
2023-04-10 Call received  
2023-04-07 Petition for Review #2 (Petitioner)  
2023-03-31 Letter Filed  
2023-03-27 Letter Filed  
2023-03-24 Call received  
2023-03-23 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Mr. Judd Stone II
Ms. Sara B. Baumgardner
Mr. Kyle D. Highful
Ms. Lanora C. Pettit
Ms. Angela V. Colmenero
Ryan Baasch
Ms. Lisa A. Bennett
Ms. A. Lee Czocher
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Brent Webster
Petitioner
Distributed Generation Solutions LLC
Ms. Chrysta L. Castaneda
Ms. Nicole Michael
Petitioner
DGSP2 LLC
Ms. Chrysta L. Castaneda
Ms. Nicole Michael
Petitioner
Talen Energy Corporation
Mr. Patrick Leahy
Ms. Macey Reasoner Stokes
Mr. George Harold Fibbe
Mr. J. Mark Little
Ms. Andrea Moore Stover
Petitioner
TexGen Power, LLC
Mr. George W. Hicks, Jr.
Ben Barnes
Andrea DeLorimier
Ms. Anna Rotman
Jamie Aycock
Petitioner
Calpine Corporation
Ms. Andrea Moore Stover
Mr. George Harold Fibbe
Ms. Macey Reasoner Stokes
Mr. Patrick Leahy
Mr. J. Mark Little
Petitioner
Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLC
Mr. James Hughes
Mr. Eric B. Storm
Mr. Mark Oakes
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Intervenor
Luminant Energy Company LLC
Ms. Allyson N. Ho
Trenton Van Oss
Stephanie Renee Zapata
Mr. Daniel Jude Kelly
Mr. Michael Lawrence Raiff
Ms. Melissa A. Lorber
Ms. Elizabeth Kiernan
Ms. Amy Leila Prueger
Ms. Katherine Montoya
Mr. William A. Moore
Mr. Joseph Barakat
Respondent
Pattern Energy Group LP
Mr. James Hughes
Mr. Mark Oakes
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Intervenor
Logan’s Gap Wind LLC
Mr. James Hughes
Mr. Mark Oakes
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Intervenor
Texpo Power LP
Robert Scott Potosky
Mr. Eric B. Storm
Mr. William W. Russell
Intervenor
Pattern Panhandle Wind, LLC
Mr. James Hughes
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Mr. Mark Oakes
Intervenor
TX Hereford Wind, LLC
Mr. Michael J. Jewell
Intervenor
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Mr. Lino Mendiola
Mr. Michael Boldt
Intervenor
Pattern Gulf Wind LLC
Mr. James Hughes
Mr. Warren S. Huang
Mr. Mark Oakes
Intervenor
RWE Renewables Americas LLC
Mr. Michael J. Jewell
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Mr. Kurt Kuhn
Intervenor

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Hartman vREIT XXI, Inc.
Jay Quine
Beal, Ron
Mr. Ron Beal
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Mr. Joseph Cecere
Quality Sausage Company, LLC
Ms. Michelle Stratton
Conor Harvey
The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America
Mr. David Benjamin Gerger
JSW Steel (USA) Inc.
Mr. Joseph A. Garnett
Via Renewables, Inc.
Jazmine Gomez
Ewaen Woghiren
Ms. Lara D. Pringle
B&B Theatres Operating Company, Inc., Boles Children’s Home, Brooklet Energy Distribution, LLC, Eligo Energy TX, LLC, Hartman Income REIT Management, Inc., Tubes, Inc., and Young Energy, LLC
Henry Joel Simmons
Mr. Mark Foster
Just Energy Texas LP, Fulcrum Retail Energy, LLC, Hudson Energy Services LLC, Just Energy Texas I Corp., and Just Energy Group, Inc.
James C. Tecce
Lindsay May Weber
Szymon S. Barnas
Mr. John F. Bash III
Peacock , III, William
William Peacock III
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Ms. Rachel A. Ekery
Ms. Elin Isenhower
Mr. Wallace B. Jefferson
Mr. Elliot Clark
NRG Energy, Inc.
 
Aspire Commodities, LP
Ms. Nicole Michael
Ms. Chrysta L. Castaneda
Tenaska Energy, Inc.
 
EDF Trading North America, LLC
Mr. Samuel W. Cooper
Carter Gantt
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
 
Futures Industry Association, Inc.
Denis Fallon
Mr. Neal E. Kumar
Mr. Paul Pantano Junior
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