Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Vitol Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY No. 2:20-CV-00040-KJM-AC
COMMISSION,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 VITOL, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Third parties move for leave to file a brief as amici curiae. ECF No. 42. Specifically, Edison Electric Institute (“EEI”), Electric Power Supply Association (“EPSA”), and Energy Trading Institute (“ETI”) (collectively “Amici”) seek leave to file a brief in support of defendant’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 30. For the foregoing reasons, the court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND On October 25, 2019, plaintiff Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), unanimously issued a Penalty Order, Compl., Ex. 1 (“Penalty Order”), ECF No. 1-1, against ///// ///// ///// ///// defendants Vitol, Inc.1 and Federico Corteggiano. FERC issued the Penalty Order after determining defendants violated Federal Power Act (FPA) § 222(a), 16 U.S.C. § 824v(a), and FERC’s Anti-Manipulation Rule, 18 C.F.R. § 1c.2, by selling…