Commission Authorizes Law Judges to Conduct Hearings in Assigned Cases
Summary
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued an order formally authorizing Commissioners and Administrative Law Judges to conduct hearings in assigned cases pursuant to Ind. Code § 8-1-1-3(e). The order references a case assignment list covering various utility matters including municipal water, gas, electric, and related tariff and rate proceedings. This is a procedural order delegating statutory hearing authority to individual adjudicators.
What changed
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued an order formally authorizing Commissioners and Administrative Law Judges to conduct hearings in assigned cases. This order delegates hearing authority under Ind. Code § 8-1-1-3(e), which permits individual commissioners or ALJs to conduct hearings, take evidence, and report findings to the full Commission. The order references a case assignment list covering multiple pending matters including TDSIC filings, rate cases, and tariff proceedings for gas, electric, and municipal water utilities.
For regulated utilities and entities appearing before the IURC, this order affects how proceedings are conducted by specifying which individual adjudicators will preside over their cases. Utilities should note the assigned Presiding Officer for their matters and direct filings and communications accordingly. This procedural delegation streamlines case processing but does not alter substantive rights or obligations under applicable utility regulations.
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STATE OF INDIANA INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION ) APPROVED: )LAW JUDGE(S) TO CONDUCT HEARING(S) OR )
Ind. Code § 8-1-1-3(e) provides that "[O]n Order of the Commission any one member of the Commission, or an Administrative Law Judge, may conduct a hearing, or investigation, and take evidence therein, and report the same to the Commission for its consideration and action." The Chairman of the Commission, pursuant to Ind. Code § 8-1-1-2(h), having assigned cases to the various members of the Commission or to Administrative Law Judges for hearing as evidenced by the attached Case Assignment List(s), the Commission now finds that the Commissioner(s) and the Administrative Law Judge(s) should be formally authorized to conduct hearings or investigations as required in those assigned cases.
IT IS SO ORDERED. ZAY, DEIG, SWINGER, VELETA AND ZIEGNER CONCUR: APPROVED: I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Order as approved.
Dana Kosco Secretary of the Commission
ORIGINAL CommissionerYes No Zay IN THE MATTER OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING )Dana KoscoDeig Digitally signed by Dana COMMISSIONER(S) AND ADMINISTRATIVE ger Kosco SwinVeleta Date: 2026.04.08 10:21:54 APR 08 2026APR 08 2026Not INVESTIGATION(S) IN ASSIGNED CASES -04'00'Ziegner Participating √ √ √ √ √
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MEMORANDUM
The following cases have been filed with the Utility Regulatory Commission and the assignment of Presiding Officer(s) thereto are indicated below: Date Type
Municipal Water
Gas and Electric
Public Service Co Matters
Assigned as recommended: _____________________________________
Date approved: _____________________________________
Commissioner Petition Case Number Petition ALJ Petitioners04/01/2026 04/01/2026 04/01/2026 45612 TDSIC 8 Seyfried TDSIC Southern Indiana Northern Indiana Kresge Tariff Rates Henke Swinger 45545 S2 Ziegner Ziegner Evansville 46385 STATE of INDIANA 04/02/2026 04/01/2026 03/30/2026 03/31/2026 04/01/2026 03/31/202604/01/2026 37389 GCA 146 37394 GCA 170 45611 TDSIC 8 Seyfried Indiana Michigan TDSIC Seyfried Seyfried Gorman 42061 ECR 45 Culture Wireless Tariff Kresge GCA GCA Citizens Gas of Henke Henke CTA CTA ECR 45245 SPR 5 Midwest Fiber Duke Energy Indiana Gas Swinger Indiana Gas Ziegner Veleta 46384 46386 04/02/2026 37399 GCA 170 GCA Henke Citizens Gas APR 08 2026 To: Andy Zay, Commission Chairman From: Date: Re: Loraine L. Seyfried, Chief Administrative Law Judge April 6, 2026 Case Filing and Administrative Law Judge Assignments Matters Power Company Networks, LLC Company, Inc. Company, Inc. Indiana, LLC Works Dept. Group, Inc Westfield - Gas Co
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