International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1245 v. Public Service Commission Of Nevada

614 F.2d 206 88 Lab.Cas. P 11,889 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 1245, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF NEVADA et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Sierra Pacific Power Company, a Nevada Corporation, Cross-Claimant, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 77-1295, 77-1343. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 21, 1980. John Madariaga, Reno, Nev., John Anderson, San Francisco, Cal., for Sierra Pacific Power Co. Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., George Keele, Deputy Atty. Gen., Public Service Commission, Carson City, Nev., for Public Service Commission of Nevada, et al. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before CARTER, * KILKENNY and SNEED, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1245 appeals from the dismissal of its suit seeking injunctive and declaratory relief with respect to an order of the Public Service Commission of Nevada which eliminated employee discounts on utility rates that the Union had obtained from Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPP). Challenging the Commission's authority to issue the order, the…