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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Smith finds the bankruptcy court improperly denied the Electric Reliability Council's motion to abstain. The energy company filed for bankruptcy after receiving a bill for nearly $300 million resulting from the council's production-incentivizing price manipulation in response to the 2021 winter storm in Texas. The council sought payment and the energy company initiated an adversarial proceeding challenging its proof of claim. The council moved to dismiss, alternatively requesting the bankruptcy court abstain. Though the circuit finds the council is not an arm of the state, and not entitled to immunity, the U.S. Supreme Court requires abstention under guiding case law. Texas’s interest in utility regulation and litigation, and its protection of the electricity-related public interest, is the more significant concern. Reversed.