Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Vitol Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, No. 2:20-CV-00040-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Vitol Inc. and Federico Corteggiano, 1S Defendants. 16 In this suit under the Federal Power Act (FPA), defendants Vitol Inc. and Federico Corteggiano move for certification of an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and to 19 stay the case pending resolution of the appeal. Plaintiff, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), opposes both motions. For the foregoing reasons, the court grants defendants’ motion for certification of interlocutory appeal and denies defendants’ motion 22 to stay. 23 I. BACKGROUND A detailed history of this case is set out in the court’s December 20, 2021 order. See 25 generally Prev. Order (Dec. 20, 2021), ECF No. 74. The court thus offers only a brief summary 26 here. Several years ago, FERC found that Vitol and Corteggiano had manipulated wholesale 28 |…