Appellate Review of PUC Decisions

Summary of California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Orders Reviewing Decisions of the California Public Utilities Commission

September 30, 2019

Thomas J. MacBride, Jr., Revised May 20, 2020
Since 1950 the California Supreme Court has issued 70 opinions in response to a Petition for Writ of Review

Calaveras Telephone Company

5 Cal App. 5^th972; 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 867 (August 20, 2019).

Ponderosa Telephone Company et. al.

36 Cal. App. 5th 999; 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 594 (June 18, 2019).

New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (“New Cingular Wireless II”) (The Utility Reform Network et al., Real Parties in Interest)

12 Cal App. 5th 1197, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 1705.(March 13, 2018)

New Cingular Wireless PCS,⁴ (The Utility Reform Network et al., Real Parties in Interest)

246 Cal. App. 4th 784; 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 298 (April 19, 2016)

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (“Monterey”)

62 Cal. 4th 693 2016 Cal. LEXIS 45 (January 25, 2016)

San Pablo Bay Pipeline (“SPBP II”)

243 Cal. App. 4th 295 2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 1150 (December 23, 2015)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

237 Cal. App. 4th, 812 (June 16, 2015); 2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 512

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (“Clean Energy”)

227 Cal. App. 4th 641, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 578 (May 29, 2014)

Southern California Edison

227 Cal App. 4th 172; 2014 Cal App LEXIS 541 (May 28, 2014), modified and certified for publication on June 18, 2014.)

Independent Energy Producers Association/Utility Reform Network (“IEP/TURN”)

223 Cal. App. 4th 945 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 119 (February 5, 2014)

San Pablo Bay Pipeline (“SPBP”)

221 Cal. App. 4th 1436; 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS (December 11, 2013)

BNSF Railway

218 Cal. App.4th 778; 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 617 (August 5, 2013)

SFPP

217 Cal. App. 4th 784, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 522 (June 13, 2013)

City of Huntington Beach; Crown Castle NG West

214 Cal. App.4th 566; 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 197 (March 14, 2013)

Douglas Ames

197 Cal. App. 4th 1411; 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1019 (July 6, 2011)

Ponderosa Telephone Company

197 Cal. App. 4th 48; 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 869 (July 5, 2011)

Utility Consumers’ Action Network

187 Cal. App. 4th 668; 2010 Cal. App. LEXIS 1443 (August 17, 2010)

The Utility Reform Network

166 Cal. App. 4th 522, 2008 Cal. PUC LEXIS 1376 (August 29, 2008)

Southern California Edison

140 Cal. App. 4th 1085, 2006 Cal. PUC LEXIS 948 (June 26, 2006)

Pacific Bell Wireless (“Cingular”)

140 Cal. App. 4th 718, 2006 Cal. App. LEXIS 905 (June 20, 2006)

Southern California Edison

128 Cal. App. 4th 1, 2005 Cal. PUC LEXIS 520 (April 4, 2005)

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

124 Cal. App. 4th 346, 2004 Cal. PUC LEXIS 1973 (November 22, 2004)

Southern California Edison (CEERT)

121 Cal. App. 4th 1303, 2004 Cal. PUC LEXIS 1449 (August 31, 2004)

Utility Consumers’ Action Network

120 Cal. App. 4th 644 (July 12, 2004), 2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 1102

City of St. Helena

119 Cal. App. 4th 793 (June 21, 2004), 14 Cal. Rptr. 3d 713, 2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 970

PG&E Corporation

118 Cal. App. 4th 1174 (May 21, 2004), 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 630, 2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 785

Southern California Edison

117 Cal. App. 4th 1039 (2004), 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 441, 2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 568

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (United Transportation Union)

112 Cal. App. 4th 881 (2003), 5 Cal. Rptr. 3d 503, 2003 Cal. App. LEXIS 1565

Hillsboro Properties

108 Cal. App. 4th 246 (2003), 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 343, 2003 Cal. App. LEXIS 632

Greenlining Institute

103 Cal. App. 4th 1324 (2002), 127 Cal. Rptr. 2d 736, 2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 5066

Southern California Edison

101 Cal. App. 4th 982 (2002), 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 211, 2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 4594

Southern California Edison (Caithness Energy)

101 Cal. App. 4th 384, 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 281 (2002), 2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 4520

City of Vernon

88 Cal. App. 4th 672 (2001), 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 145

Southern California Edison

85 Cal. App. 4th 1086 (2000), 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 684

Pacific Gas & Electric

85 Cal. App. 4th 86 (2000), 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 20.

Pacific Bell

79 Cal. App. 4th 269 (2000), 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 910

North Shuttle

67 Cal. App. 4th 386 (1998), 79 Cal. Rptr. 2d 46

Assembly of the State of California (“State Assembly”)

12 Cal. 4th 87 (1995), 48 Cal. Rptr. 2d 54

Camp Meeker Water System

51 Cal. 3d 845 (1990), 799 P.2d 758

Napa Valley Wine Train

50 Cal. 3d 370 (1990), 787 P.2d 976

Southern California Gas Company

50 Cal. 3d 31 (1990), 784 P.2d 1373

Toward Utility Rate Normalization

44 Cal. 3d 870 (1988), 750 P.2d 787

City and County of San Francisco

39 Cal. 3d 523 (1985), 703 P.2d 381

Southern California Gas Company, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. and PG&E

38 Cal. 3d 64 (1985), 695 P.2d 186

General Telephone Company of California

34 Cal. 3d 817 (1983), 670 P.2d 349

Kenneth Cory, State Controller

33 Cal. 3d 522 (1983), 658 P.2d 749

United States Steel Corporation

29 Cal. 3d 603 (1981), 629 P.2d 1381

County of Inyo

26 Cal. 3d 154 (1980), 604 P.2d 566

Consumers Lobby Against Monopolies (“CLAM”), Towards Utility Rate Normalization

25 Cal. 3d 891 (1979), 603 P.2d 41

California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

25 Cal. 3d 540 (1979), 601 P.2d 206

California Manufacturers Association

24 Cal. 3d 836 (1979), 598 P.2d 836

Southern California Gas Company

24 Cal. 3d 653 (1979), 596 P.2d 1149

California Manufacturers Association

24 Cal. 3d 251 (1979), 595 P.2d 98

California Manufacturers Association, Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp.

24 Cal. 3d 263 (1979), 595 P.2d 104

Marvin Goldin

23 Cal. 3d 638 (1979), 592 P.2d 289

Southern California Gas Co.

23 Cal. 3d 470 (1979), 591 P.2d 34

Industrial Communications Systems

22 Cal. 3d 572 (1978), 585 P.2d 863

Toward Utility Rate Normalization

22 Cal. 3d 529 (1978), 585 P.2d 491

Southern California Edison

20 Cal. 3d 813 (1978), 576 P.2d 94515 Cal. 3d 680 (1975), 542 P. 2d 1371

California Trucking Association

19 Cal. 3d 240 (1977), 561 P.2d 280

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

18 Cal. 3d 308 (1976), 556 P.2d 289

City of Los Angeles

15 Cal. 3d 680 (1975), 542 P.2d 1371

Phonetele, Inc.

11 Cal. 3d 125 (1974), 520 P.2d 400

Desert Environment Conservation Association

8 Cal. 3d 739 (1973), 505 P.2d 223

City of Los Angeles, William Bennett, California Public Interest Law Center

7 Cal. 3d 331 (1972), 497 P.2d 785

City and County of San Francisco, Consumers Arise Now

6 Cal. 3d 119 (1971), 490 P.2d 798

Northern California Power Agency

5 Cal. 3d 370 (1971), 486 P.2d 1218

Orange County Air Pollution Control District

4 Cal. 3d 945 (1971), 44 P.2d 1361

Henry Wood

4 Cal. 3d 288 (1971), 481 P.2d 823

Fred E. Huntley v. Public Utilities Com.

69 Cal. 2d 67 (1968)

Greyhound Lines, Inc.

68 Cal. 2d 406 (1968), 438 P.2d 801

Southern Pacific Company

68 Cal. 2d 243 (1968), 436 P.2d 889

Greyhound Lines, Inc.

65 Cal. 2d 811 (1967), 423 P.2d 556

Edward J. Sokol

65 Cal. 2d 247 (1966), 418 P.2d 265

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., California Independent Telephone Association; Edward J. Blincoe

62 Cal. 2d 634 (1965), 401 P.2d 353

River Lines, Inc.

62 Cal. 2d 244 (1965), 398 P.2d 144

Ventura County Waterworks District No. 5

61 Cal. 2d 462 (1964), 393 P.2d 168

Northern California Association to Preserve Bodega Head and Harbor, Inc.

61 Cal. 2d 126 (1964), 390 P.2d 200

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority

59 Cal. 2d 863 (1963), 382 P.2d 583

Associated Freight Lines

59 Cal. 2d 583 (1963), 381 P.2d 202

California Motor Transport Co

59 Cal. 2d 270 (1963), 379 P.2d 324

Golden Gate Scenic Steamship Lines, Inc.

57 Cal. 2d 373 (1962), 369 P.2d 257

Walter J. Hempy

56 Cal. 2d 214 (1961) 363 P.2d 476

Babe Talsky

56 Cal. 2d 151 (1961), 363 P.2d 341

Dyke Water Co.

56 Cal. 2d 105 (1961), 363 P.2d 326

Richfield Oil Corporation

55 Cal. 2d 187 (1961), 358 P.2d 686

Yucaipa Water Company No. 1

54 Cal. 2d 823 (1960), 357 P.2d 295

Corona City Water Company

54 Cal. 2d 834 (1960), 357 P.2d 301

Richfield Oil Corporation

54 Cal. 2d 419 (1960), 354 P.2d 4

Pajaro Valley Cold Storage Company

54 Cal. 2d 256 (1960), 352 P.2d 721

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority

52 Cal. 2d 655 (1959), 343 P.2d 913

California Water & Telephone Company

51 Cal. 2d 478 (1959), 334 P.2d 887

Hayden W. Church

51 Cal. 2d 399 (1958), 333 P.2d 321

Commercial Communications, Inc., Watson Communications Systems, Inc., City of Los Angeles

50 Cal. 2d 512 (1958), 327 P.2d 513

California Portland Cement Co.

49 Cal. 2d 171 (1957), 315 P.2d 709

Television Transmission, Inc.

47 Cal. 2d 82 (1956), 301 P.2d 862

California Mutual Water Companies Association

45 Cal. 2d 152 (1955), 287 P.2d 748

California Manufacturers Association

42 Cal. 2d 530 (1954), 268 P.2d 1

Glen D. Nolan

41 Cal. 2d 392 (1953), 260 P.2d 790

Walter Alves

41 Cal. 2d 344 (1953), 260 P.2d 785

Southern Pacific Company

41 Cal. 2d 354 (1953), 260 P.2d 70

Daniel H. Souza

37 Cal. 2d 539 (1951), 233 P.2d 537

Gordon A. Samuelson

36 Cal. 2d 722 (1951), 277 P.2d 256

Southern California Freightlines

35 Cal. 2d 586 (1950), 220 P.2d 393

Riverside Cement Company

35 Cal. 2d 328 (1950), 217 P.2d 403

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.

34 Cal. 2d 822 (1950), 215 P.2d 441