Court Opinion

ID: 9646276
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 12:54:57.223359+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:25:36.975637
License: Public Domain

MAUZY, Justice,
concurring.
I concur in the Court’s holding that the 1987 order was final and appealable. That order purported to establish the parties’ rights and obligations, and was immediately enforceable. In such circumstances, the right to seek judicial relief should not depend upon the vagaries of future governmental action. See Sierra Club v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm’n, 862 F.2d 222, 225 (9th Cir.1988).
The right of immediate appeal is especially important as to proceedings involving public utilities. Given the public interest at stake, courts must approach such proceedings in a spirit of pragmatism, rather than dogmatism. In this case, pragmatism called for prompt review of the PUC’s 1987 order.