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Case Information: 2019-001900
Court:	Supreme Court	Classification:	Appeal - Public Service Commission - Public Utility Rates
Short Title:	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Office of Regulatory Staff	Case Status:	Remittitur
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Consolidated:	2019-001900*, 2019-001904

Filed Date:	11/15/2019	Oral Argument Date:	05/26/2021 10:30 AM
Disposition Date:	10/27/2021	Disposition Type:	Opinion
Remittitur Date:	02/01/2022
Lower Court or Tribunal:

- Party Information
Appellate Role	Party Name	Former	Attorney(s)
Appellant-Respondent	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	N	Frank Rogers Ellerbe, III Robert E. Stepp Sarah P. Spruill Heather Shirley Smith Thomas Stowe Mullikin
Respondent	CMC Recycling	N	Alexander George Shissias
Respondent	Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC	N	Stephanie Underwood Eaton Richard L. Whitt
Respondent	Hasala Dharmawardena	N	Self Represented
Respondent	Office of Regulatory Staff	N	Jeffrey M. Nelson Jenny Rebecca Pittman Steven W. Hamm Carolyn Lessie Hammonds Christopher Michael Huber Wallace K. Lightsey Andrew McClendon Bateman
Respondent	S.C. Solar Business Alliance, Inc.	N	Stephanie Underwood Eaton Richard L. Whitt Carrie H. Grundmann
Respondent	SC Department of Consumer Affairs	N	Laura Rebecca Dover Carolyn Grube Lybarker
Respondent	Sierra Club	N	Robert Guild Bridget M. Lee
Respondent	South Carolina Coastal Conservation League	N	Stinson Woodward Ferguson (Former) Gudrun E. Thompson David L. Neal James Blanding Holman, IV (Former) Katherine Lee Mixson
Respondent	South Carolina State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	N	Gudrun E. Thompson Stinson Woodward Ferguson (Former) David L. Neal James Blanding Holman, IV (Former) Katherine Lee Mixson
Respondent	Upstate Forever	N	Gudrun E. Thompson Stinson Woodward Ferguson (Former) David L. Neal James Blanding Holman, IV (Former) Katherine Lee Mixson
Respondent	Vote Solar	N	Bess Jones DuRant Thadeus B. Culley
Respondent	Walmart	N	Derick P. Williamson Carrie H. Grundmann Stephanie Underwood Eaton Carrie Harris
Respondent-Appellant	S. C. Energy Users Committee	N	Scott A. Elliott
Other Participants
Amicus Curiae	South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation	N	William Grayson Lambert Bradley Scott Wright

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Event Information
Filed Date	Event Information	Doc
02/01/2022	Remittitur - Remittitur Sent
02/01/2022	Rehearing - Denied
12/09/2021	Rehearing - Return (Resp. ORS)
12/08/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Email from Consumer Affairs: Not participating)
11/29/2021	Rehearing - Petition for Rehearing (App-Resp)
11/08/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Filing Fee Letter)
11/08/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Order Only)
11/08/2021	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted
11/05/2021	Motion - Extension of Time (1st)(Rehearing)(15 days)
10/27/2021	Dispositional Decision - Opinion
05/26/2021	Oral Argument - Oral Argument Held
05/20/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Scott Elliott arguing for SCEUC)
05/19/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Andrew M. Bateman attending with Wallace Lightsey, arguing for SCORS)
05/19/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Bobby Stepp and Frank Ellerbe attending for Duke Energy)
05/14/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Time Limit Letters to Counsel)
04/13/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter)
04/12/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Other)
02/19/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Filing Fee Letter)
02/17/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Order Only)
02/17/2021	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel
02/16/2021	Motion - Withdraw as Counsel
12/21/2020	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to supplemental authority letter)
12/17/2020	Supplemental Citations - Received
12/15/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed Order granting Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel to all counsel of record)
12/15/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
12/10/2020	Motion - Letter treated as a Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel
10/29/2020	Brief - No Amicus Reply
10/27/2020	Correspondence - Incoming letter enclosing (10) bound copies of amicus curiae brief
10/16/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed Order granting Amicus Curiae motion)
10/16/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting Amicus Curiae motion
09/30/2020	Motion - No Return
09/28/2020	Final Brief - Briefing and Record Complete
09/24/2020	Designation of Matter - Supplemental (SCORS)
09/24/2020	Record - Second Appendix (SCORS)(Supplemental)
09/24/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (SCORS)
09/24/2020	Final Brief - Reply of Respondent-Appellant - (SCEUC)
09/24/2020	Final Brief - Respondent-Appellant (SCEUC)
09/21/2020	Final Brief - Reply - Duke Energy
09/21/2020	Final Brief - Respondent - Duke Energy
09/21/2020	Final Brief - Appellant - Duke Energy
09/21/2020	Record - Appendix to the Record on Appeal - Duke Energy
09/21/2020	Record - Record on Appeal Filed
09/21/2020	Correspondence - Incoming letter enclosing filing fee for Amicus Curiae Motion
09/18/2020	Brief - Amicus
09/18/2020	Motion - Appear as Amicus Curiae
09/04/2020	Record - Proof of Service of Record on Appeal
08/28/2020	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed
08/11/2020	Initial Brief - Initial Briefing Complete
08/11/2020	Initial Brief - Reply
08/11/2020	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed
08/11/2020	Initial Brief - Reply
07/09/2020	Designation of Matter- Duke Energy Carolinas
07/09/2020	Initial Brief - Respondent - Duke Energy Carolinas
07/06/2020	Designation of Matter - SC Office of Regulatory Staff
07/06/2020	Initial Brief - Respondent - SC Office of Regulatory Staff
06/12/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule - Motion to Shorten Time to File a Response is denied as moot.
06/09/2020	Motion - E-mail responses to Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule and Response Time
06/01/2020	Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule and Shorten Response Time
05/15/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed partial remittitur)
05/15/2020	Remittitur - PARTIAL REMITTITUR - Appeals filed by the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff dismissed by Order dated April 29, 2020.
05/14/2020	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
05/05/2020	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
04/29/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed Order granting Motion to Withdraw Appeal)
04/29/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order - Motion to withdraw the appeal is granted, and the notices of appeal filed by South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff are dismissed.
04/24/2020	Correspondence - Incoming Notice of Appearance - Heather Shirley Smith
04/24/2020	Designation of Matter - Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress
04/24/2020	Initial Brief - Appellant - Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress
04/21/2020	Designation of Matter - SC Energy Users
04/21/2020	Initial Brief - Appellant - SC Energy Users
03/24/2020	Motion - No Return
03/10/2020	Consent Motion to Withdraw Appeal filed by South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
03/10/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed order withdrawing Ms. Ferguson as counsel)
03/10/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting request to withdraw Stinson Woodward Ferguson as counsel.
02/25/2020	Correspondence - Incoming response to this Court's letter dated January 17, 2020.
02/20/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (extension order)
02/20/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted
02/20/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed Order granting Motion to Consolidate and Exceed Page Limitations)
02/20/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting Motion to Consolidate and Exceed Page Limitations for Principal Briefs
02/12/2020	Motion - Joint Motion for Extending Briefing Schedule
01/24/2020	Consent Motion to Consolidate with 2019-001904 and to Exceed Page Limitations for Principal Briefs
01/17/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing letter advising no action will be taken on request to relieve counsel.
01/17/2020	Correspondence - Incoming letter advising attorneys admitted pro hac vice before the SC Public Service Commission will not be participating in the appeal before this Court.
01/10/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Order granting Joint Motion for an Extension)
01/10/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order granting Joint Motion for an Extension
01/08/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (2nd) Joint Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule Deadlines
01/08/2020	Correspondence - Incoming Notice of Appearance and Request to Withdraw Stinson Woodward Ferguson as Counsel - no longer employed with Southern Environmental Law Center.
12/18/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing (mailed Order on Joint Motion for Extended Briefing Schedule)
12/18/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order issued on Joint Motion for Extended Briefing Schedule
12/04/2019	Motion - Joint Motion for Extended Briefing Schedule
11/21/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing Letter - Multiple Notices of Appeal Received
11/20/2019	Notice of Appeal (Civil) - Third (The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff)
11/20/2019	Notice of Appeal (Civil) - Cross Appeal (SC Energy Users Committee)
11/19/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing (Pro Hac Vice Letter)
11/18/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing (Notice of Appeal initial letter)
11/15/2019	Transcript Documents - No Transcript to be Ordered
11/15/2019	Notice of Appeal (Civil) - Initial (Duke Energy)