20040127Motion for Extension of Time.pdf

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Mary S. Hobson (ISB #2142)
Stoe1 Rives LLP
101 South Capitol Boulevard - Suite 1900
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Charles W. Steese
Steese & Evans, P.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
IDAHO TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMP ANY OF IDAHO, CENTURYTEL OF
IDAHO, CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM
STATE, POTLATCH TELEPHONE
COMPANY and ILLUMINET, INe.
Docket No. 30107 d.1.
DC Docket No. QW-T$~
QWEST CORPORATION'S MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
APPELLANT'S BRIEF AND MOTION TO
EXPEDITE DECISION THEREON
Respondents
vs.
QWEST CORPORATION
Appellant.
QWEST CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
APPELLANT'S BRIEF AND MOTION TO EXPEDITE DECISION THEREON
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Pursuant to Idaho Appellate Rules 34( e) and 46, Appellant Qwest Corporation
(Qwest ), hereby moves for an extension of time in which to file its Appellant's brief, from
February 18, 2004 to April 1 , 2004.Idaho Appellate Rule 46 provides that "(t)he time
prescribed by these rules... may be enlarged by the Court or any Justice-thereof for good cause
shown upon the motion of a party.I.A.R. 46 (2003). Idaho Appellate Rule 34(e) requires a
clear showing of good cause" and an affidavit in support of the motion. I.A.R. 34(e) (2003). In
accordance with Rule 34(e), Qwest submits the Affidavit of Charles W. Steese, dated January 26
2004.
Qwest's Appellant's Brief is presently due on February 18 , 2004. This is the first
request for an extension of the deadline to file the Appellant's Brief; no previous requests were
made and therefore none have been denied, nor denied in part.
. Good cause exists for the extension that Qwest seeks. . Qwest's lead counsel
Chuck Steese is involved in a series of proceedings emanating from the Federal
Communications Commission s triennial review decision. In Re Review of the Section 251
Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers FCC 03-36A1 (ReI. Aug. 21
2003) (the "Triennial Review Order ). These proceedings require several filings in each of ten
states (Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon
Utah, and Washington) between now and the currently scheduled deadline for the Appellant'
Brief in this case. Because the FCC specifically requires each of the state commissions to issue
decisions from these proceedings on or before July 2, 2004 (see Triennial Review Order, at
~417), those deadlines cannot be reset.
Between now and the due date for the Appellant's brief in this appeal (February
, 2004), Mr. Steese is responsible for several sets of filings in each of the ten states, including
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a filing due in each often states on February 17, 2004. These filings are expected to run several
hundred pages long. In addition, Mr. Steese has hearings before state commissions for the entire
first and third weeks of March (March 1-, and March 15-, 2004). Due to these filings and
hearings for the proceedings related to the Triennial Review Order, Mr. Steese will have
inadequate time to prepare the Appellant's Brief in this matter until after March 19, 2004.
Because the Appellant's Brief requires presentation of complex telecommunications facts to the
Court, Mr. Steese s participation in the briefing is essential.Qwest therefore requests an
extension ofthe filing deadline for 42 calendar days, from February 18 2004 to April 1 , 2004.
Furthermore, because the present deadline is only (approximately) three weeks
out, Qwest moves the Court to expedite its decision on this Motion.
Qwest's counsel conferred with counsel for Respondents Illuminet , Inc., Electric
Lightwave, Inc., Citizens Telecommunications Co. of Idaho, and the Idaho Telephone
Association, regarding this Motion.Opposing counsel did not determine whether the
Respondents will oppose this Motion. The Respondents do not oppose Qwest's Motion to
Expedite the Court's Decision on this Motion.
WHEREFORE, Appellant Qwest Corporation requests that the Court extend the deadline
in which to file the Appellant's Brief, from February 18 , 2004 to April 1 , 2004, and that the
Court expedite its ruling on this Motion.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 26th day of January, 2004.
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Stoel Rives, LLP
Charles W. Steese
Steese & Evans, P.
Attorneys for Qwest Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 26th day of January, 2004, I served the MOTION FOR
EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF AND MOTION TO EXPEDITE
DECISION as follows:
Weldon Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702
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F. Wayne Lafferty
LKAM Services, Inc.
2940 Cedar Ridge Drive
McKinney, TX 75070
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Todd Lundy
Qwest Services Corporation
1801 California Street - 47th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
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Thomas J. Moorman
Kraskin, Lesse & Cosson LLP
2120 L Street NW - Suite 520
Washington DC 20037
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Morgan W. Richards
Moffatt Thomas
10 1 South Capitol Boulevard - loth Floor
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Charles W. Steese
Steese & Evans, P.
6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1820
Denver, CO 80111
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Lance Tade
Citizens Telecommunications
4 Triad Center - Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84180
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Clay Sturgis
Moss Adams LLP
601 West Riverside - Suite 1800
Spokane, W A 99201-0663
Conley Ward
Givens Pursley
277 North 6th Street - Suite 200
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Boise, ill 83701
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Richard Wolf
Illuminet, Inc.
4501 Intelco Loop SE
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Olympia, W A 98507
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Mary S. bson
Stoel Rives LLP
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