9th Cir. R. 15-3

15-3.1. Contents of Petition

A petition for review of a final action or decision of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (“Northwest Power

Act”) shall be labeled “Petition for Review under the Northwest Power Act.” The petition must

state on its face the date of the final action or decision from which review is sought, the title (if

one exists), the BPA docket number (if one exists) and the Ninth Circuit docket numbers of any

known petitions for review of the same final action or decision. (Rev. 7/1/13)

15-3.2. Consolidation

FRAP 15

Petitions for review of the same final action or decision under the Northwest Power Act will be

consolidated for briefing and argument. Respondent must file a motion to consolidate all

petitions from the same final action or decision within 10 days after the expiration of the time to

file petitions for review from that final action or decision unless all the petitions already have

been consolidated by the Court or a motion to consolidate all the petitions is pending. Petitions

from related final actions or decisions may be scheduled for hearing before a single panel. (Rev.

7/1/13)

15-3.3. Intervention

Any petitioner in any consolidated case and any party granted leave to intervene in any

consolidated case will be deemed to have intervened in all the consolidated cases.

Notwithstanding FRAP 15(d), motions to intervene may be filed within 30 days of the expiration

of the time to file petitions for review from the final action or decision at issue. A motion to

intervene must state on its face the date of the final action or decision from which review is

sought, the title (if one exists), the BPA docket number (if one exists) and the Ninth Circuit

docket numbers of any known petitions for review of the same final action or decision. (Rev.

7/1/13)

Cross Reference:

• Circuit Rule 1-2. Scope of Circuit Rules on page 1