SEX DISCRIMINATION: Rehearing of Opinion affirming HO’s rejection of claims by Treatment Rehab Manager applicants denied. [Read more…]
Sex discrimination, MSH Treatment Rehab Manager
SEX DISCRIMINATION: HO’s findings support rejection of claims by applicants for MSH Treatment Rehab Manager… Doud affirmed, Krueger reversed. [Read more…]
Vexatious litigant, denied opportunity to be heard
VEXATIOUS LITIGANT: 4th groundless child support action properly dismissed but Plaintiff improperly denied opportunity to be heard before being subjected to filing restrictions… Eddy affirmed, reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Solar power, 80 MW project
SOLAR POWER: PSC’s determinations as to 80 MW solar project arbitrary & unlawful… Manley affirmed. [Read more…]
Solar energy, PSC orders for small facilities
SOLAR ENERGY: PSC orders for small solar facilities properly vacated and modified… Manley affirmed. [Read more…]
PSC, garbage collection ex parte communications
PSC: Writ of prohibition properly issued barring PSC from propounding discovery requests in garbage collection case following ex parte communications between staff attorney and counsel for opponents, but writ of mandate improperly issued removing entire PSC from case and ordering independent hearing examiner… Reynolds affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Garbage collection, competition, convenience/necessity
GARBAGE COLLECTION: PSC properly considered competition in determining public convenience & necessity, in contrast to prior practice of not considering competition until after finding public need… substantial evidence supported granting certificate… Krueger affirmed. [Read more…]
MAPA, NWE modeling costs, reasonable notice
MAPA: PSC violated NWE’s right to due process by failing to provide reasonable notice that modeling costs would be at issue in the contested case regarding its Electricity Supply Tracker Application. . . remanded to restore modeling costs. . . Menahan. [Read more…]
PSC, “rubric” for executive compensation disclosure
PSC: “Rubric” for determining if public disclosure of telephone companies’ executive compensation outweighs individual privacy improperly adopted without compliance with MAPA rule-making… Seeley/Menahan reversed. [Read more…]
Electric utilities, excess outage costs
ELECTRIC UTILITIES: Claim for excess outage costs from generating station failure properly denied… Newman affirmed. [Read more…]