Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services Inc.
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services Inc., 551 U.S. 224 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case about federal court jurisdiction and foreign sovereigns which involved BC Hydro's Powerex under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA).
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. | |
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Argued April 16, 2007 Decided June 18, 2007 | |
Full case name | Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc., et al. |
Citations | 551 U.S. 224 (more) 127 S. Ct. 2411; 168 L. Ed. 2d 112 |
Case history | |
Prior | California v. NRG Energy Inc., 391 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2004) |
Holding | |
Section 1447(d) bars appellate consideration of petitioner's claim that it is a foreign state for Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 purposes. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito |
Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Alito |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Stevens |
External links
- Text of Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services Inc., 551 U.S. 224 (2007) is available from: Cornell Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)
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