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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

E. & J. GALLO WINERY, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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ENCANA ENERGY SERVICES, INC., )

a Delaware corporation, formerly known )

as PANCANADIAN ENERGY )

SERVICES INC.; ENCANA )

CORPORATION, a Canadian )

corporation, formerly known as and )

successor to PANCANADIAN )

ENERGY CORPORATION, )

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Defendants )

____________________________________)

CV F 03-5412 AWI LJO

ORDER ANNOUNCING

DECISION ON

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

AND DIRECTING PARTIES

TO SUBMIT STATEMENT OF

NEED FOR FURTHER

BRIEFING 

On October 17, 2005, the court granted the motion of defendants Encana Energy

Services, Inc., et al. (“Defendants”) for interlocutory appeal of this court’s denial of

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground of filed rate doctrine and FERC

preemption. In the same order the court vacated the trial date and stayed further proceedings

pending the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal on the interlocutory appeal. It has

come to the court’s attention that the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has been

published. E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Encana Energy, 503 F.3d 1027 (9th Cir. 2007). The

Ninth Circuit’s opinion affirms this court’s denial of Defendants’ motion for summary

judgment, albeit on narrower grounds than set forth by the court. 

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The parties are hereby directed to review the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeal and to submit to this court a short “Statement of Need for Further Briefing” as to the

impact of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion on any of the remaining motions for summary judgment

or summary adjudication. Statements of Need for Further Briefing shall be filed and served

by both parties not later than Friday, December 14, 2007. Neither party shall file any brief

with the court that addresses the substance of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion until the need for

further briefing has been assessed by the court and an order for further briefing has issued. 

The Stay that was imposed in this case on October 17, 2005 is hereby LIFTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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