Opinion ID: 2634480
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Heading: Aggrieved or Adversely Affected in Fact

Text: [¶ 7] We have held that [j]udicial review of an agency action is authorized by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-3-114(a)[ [1] ] only for those persons `aggrieved or adversely affected in fact' by the challenged action. Jolley v. State Loan and Inv. Bd., 2002 WY 7, ¶ 7, 38 P.3d 1073, 1076 (Wyo.2002). An aggrieved or adversely affected person is one who has a legally recognizable interest in that which will be affected by the action. Hoke v. Moyer, 865 P.2d 624, 628 (Wyo.1993). A potential litigant must show injury or potential injury by `alleg[ing] a perceptible, rather than a speculative, harm resulting from the agency action.' Foster's, Inc. v. City of Laramie, 718 P.2d 868, 872 (Wyo.1986). `The interest which will sustain a right to appeal must generally be substantial, immediate, and pecuniary. A future, contingent, or merely speculative interest is ordinarily not sufficient.' L Slash X Cattle Company, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc., 623 P.2d 764, 769 (Wyo.1981) ( quoting 4 Am.Jur.2d Appeal and Error § 180). Jolley, 2002 WY 7, ¶ 7, 38 P.3d at 1076-77 ( quoting Roe v. Board of County Com'rs, Campbell County, 997 P.2d 1021, 1023 (Wyo.2000)). Jacobs does not present specific facts to demonstrate how he has been injured. Roe, 997 P.2d at 1023. He alleges in his brief that the Commission acted without jurisdiction and that his rights to due process were violated; however, he fails to demonstrate how these alleged errors resulted in him being aggrieved or adversely affected in fact.... Id. A review of the record reveals no substantial, immediate, and pecuniary harm resulting from the Commission's finding. Jolley, 2002 WY 7, ¶ 7, 38 P.3d at 1076. We refuse to speculate as to what effect, if any, the Commission's finding will have on Jacobs.