Opinion ID: 1218984
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Heading: EnCana's Summary Judgment Motion

Text: In conclusion, Gallo's claims are based on damages it incurred due to paying retail rates pegged to indices it alleges were artificially inflated by illegal practices. As we have explained, to prevail on its summary judgment motion that Gallo's damage claims were barred by the Filed Rate Doctrine as a matter of law, EnCana would have had to establish that all transactions in the indices were transactions under FERC jurisdiction. Viewing the evidence most favorably to Gallo, as we must in considering EnCana's summary judgment motion, EnCana has not carried this burden. Rather, the record reflects that the indices may also include reports of transactions that were not subject to FERC jurisdiction. The Filed Rate Doctrine does not bar Gallo's damage claims based on rates that are not FERC-authorized rates. We therefore conclude that the district court did not err in denying EnCana's summary judgment motion. [W]e may affirm [the district court] on any basis supported by the record. Saltarelli v. Bob Baker Group Med. Trust, 35 F.3d 382, 387 (9th Cir.1994). On remand, the district court may consider Gallo's claims to the extent they are based on rates that are not FERC-authorized rates. AFFIRMED.