The Arizona Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Johnson Utilities, L.L.C. v. Arizona Corp. Comm’n on Friday, July 31, 2020, vacating the Arizona Court of Appeals’ decision but affirming the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (“ACC”) authority to impose an interim manager for a privately held public utility. The Short Story The Arizona Supreme Court determined that the ACC had authority under its permissive state constitutional powers to order an Interim Manager (“IM”).
