March 19, 2018 HALT sues Penn East for due process violation over “tolling order”

The PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC (PennEast) is using FERC’s conditional certificate to file lawsuits against landowners who refuse to sign easement agreements. Over the past six weeks, PennEast has filed more than 180 complaints against them in three federal district courts. FERC’s Tolling Order helps PennEast because it allows the eminent domain cases to move forward while blocking judicial review of the validity of its orders. HALT maintains that FERC’s Tolling Order violates homeowners’ due process rights because it denies them a judicial hearing on the validity of FERC’s certificate before their land is taken.

this certainly seems like a violation of due process. hopefully the courts will step in and restore justice.

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