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Corporation Commission. Arizona Superior Court, Case No.: CV2023-050310. Final Reply Brief, June 22, 2023. (Appeal pursuant to A.R.S. § 40-254, Preferential civil matter pursuant to A.R.S. § 40-255.) Assigned to: The Honorable Melissa Iyer
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DC line, which would not provide similar benefits to the state. The case asked that SunZia’s amended CEC be voided and the decision be remanded to the
Commission. On August 25, 2023, the Superior Court affirmed the ACC's decision. The plaintiff
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