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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070809_2013.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER SMITH COMMISSIONER REDFORD COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF FROM:DON HOWELL DATE:AUGUST 6, 2007 SUBJECT:AT&T AND QWEST'JOINT MOTION TO MODIFY THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE IN THEIR COMPLAINT, CASE NO. QWE- 06- On July 30, 2007, AT&T and Qwest filed a Joint Motion for modification of the procedural schedule adopted by the Commission in Order No. 30319. The parties maintain that a change in the schedule is necessary because: (1) local counsel for Qwest will be unavailable for much of October; (2) settlement discussions are ongoing; and (3) travel schedules and established schedules in other cases will prevent AT&T's counsel from assisting in the preparation of direct testimony as currently scheduled. Generally, the parties are requesting to slip the schedule by approximately six weeks. The parties' proposed schedule is attached for your reVIew. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to grant the Joint Motion of AT&T and Qwest to modify the schedule in their complaint case? Don Howell bls/M:QWE-O6-17 _dh2 Complainant AT&T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc. ("AT&T") and Respondent Qwest Corporation ("Qwest"), by their attorneys of record, hereby jointly request a modification to the Procedural Schedule in this case. The parties request this change because (i) local counsel for Qwest will be unavailable for much of October; (ii) global settlement discussions are ongoing; and (iii) travel schedules and conflicts in briefing responses to motions to dismiss in other cases will prevent counsel for AT&T from assisting in finalizing direct testimony by the current date. The parties have accordingly agreed to and hereby ask the Commission to adopt the following revised schedule: PROCEDURAL TASK CURRENT DEADLINE PROPOSED DEADLINE AT&T's Direct Pre filed Testimony July 30, 2007 August 16, 2007 Qwest's Reply Prefiled Testimony September 10, 2007 October 22, 2007 AT&T's Rebuttal Prefiled Testimony November 9, 2007 December 21 2007 Summary Judgment Motions &November 30, 2007 January 25 2008 Discovery Cutoff Summary Judgment Oppositions December 21 2007 February 11 2008 Summary Judgment Replies January 11 2008 February 25 , 2008 Summary Judgment Hearing To be decided No change EvidentIary Hearing If necessary No change DATED this 30th day of July, 2007. 1:s~;fn Attorney for QWEST CORPORATION ~lLv\ Molly O'Leary Attorney for AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATES , INe. JOINT MOTION FOR PROCEDURAL SCHEDULEMODIFICATION - 2 -