Southern California Gas Company, a California Utility Corporation v. City of Santa Ana, a Municipal Corporation, Southern California Gas Company, a California Utility Corporation v. City of Santa Ana, a Municipal Corporation

336 F.3d 885 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, a California Utility Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SANTA ANA, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Southern California Gas Company, a California Utility Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. City of Santa Ana, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02-55885. No. 02-56298. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 2003. Filed July 14, 2003. Benjamin Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, for defendant-appellant. David A. Battaglia, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Martin L. Greenman, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae, City and County of San Francisco, et al. Clifford E. Yin, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, San Francisco, CA, for amicus curiae, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.; Richard Tom, Southern California Edison Co, Rosemead, CA, for amicus curiae; Kevin B. Belford, American Gas Association, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae; Henry D. Bartholomot, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California;…