Mike Faherty attended the February 10, 2015 prehearing conference held by Pennsylvania Utility Commission Judges Salapa and Barnes. Sunoco Pipeline, without explanation, withdrew 22 of the 31 pending petitions. Those petitions sought a finding that the proposed Mariner East 1 Pipeline pump stations were exempt from local zoning ordinances. The Judges provided a litigation schedule of many months for public hearings and litigation on the remaining nine petitions.