Opinion ID: 2630266
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Orderly Process of Adjudication

Text: ¶ 8 The Commission's order did not constitute an end to the process of adjudication. Rather, it was simply a denial of Heber Light's motion to dismiss. In Ameritemps, Inc. v. Utah Labor Commission, the Utah Court of Appeals held that the agency's order was final because the [Board] reached the end of its decision making process on the issue of permanent total disability. 2005 UT App 491, ¶ 20, 128 P.3d 31, aff'd, 2007 UT 8, 152 P.3d 298 (internal quotation marks omitted)(alteration in original). Furthermore, the Board's order contained a Notice of Appeal Rights section specifying the party's appeal options, indicating that the Board's review was complete. Id. ¶ 9 Unlike the order at issue in Ameritemps, the Commission's order in this matter denied only the pending motion to dismiss. It did not decide whether or not Heber Light was in fact exceeding its municipal powers and infringing on Rocky Mountain's certificated area, but rather opined that the Commission had the authority to complete its administrative process and make such a determination. Far from ending the administrative process, the order signaled the beginning of the process, a process that would be disrupted were Heber Light allowed to appeal.