PPL MONTANA, LLC v. SURFACE TRANSP. BD.

No. 04-1369.

437 F.3d 1240 (2006)

PPL MONTANA, LLC, Petitioner v. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD and United States of America, Respondents BNSF Railway Company, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Cutler, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Raymond A. Atkins, Attorney, Surface Transportation Board, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate, III, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and John P. Fonte, Attorneys, Ellen D. Hanson, Deputy General Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, and Thomas J. Stilling, Attorney. Rachel D. Campbell, Attorney, entered an appearance.

Richard E. Weicher, Michael E. Roper, Samuel M. Sipe, Jr., and Anthony J. LaRocca were on the brief for intervenor.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

PPL Montana, LLC (PPL) filed a complaint with the Surface Transportation Board, alleging the rail rates charged by intervenor BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) were unreasonably high. The Board disagreed and dismissed the complaint. PPL now petitions for review. Finding no basis for upsetting the Board's decision, we deny the petition.

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