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Home My WebLink About20071123Motion for Limited Admission.pdf9: 49 ~~~'V'ST4. Corp. o Public Utilities Commssion ean Jewell, Secretary 472 W. Washington Street Boise, il 83702 Re: IPUC Case NO. A VU-E-07-02, NO. IPC-E-07-03, & NO. PAC-E-07-07 Motion for Limited Admission and to Excuse Local Counsel Dear Secretary Jewell: Pursuant to IPUC Rules of Procedure 19 and Idaho Bar Commission Rule 222, enclosed for filng is a Motion for Limited Admission and to Excuse Local Counsel ("Motion") requesting limited admission for Michael G. Andrea in the above-referenced proceedings. A proposed form of order granting the Motion is also enclosed for the Commssion's convenience. A copy of this Motion, accompanied by a $200 fee, has been provided to the Idaho State Bar, and copies have been served on all other paries to this matter. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please contact me if you have any questions about this filng. Sincerely,~. Michael G. Andrea Staff Attorney Enclosures cc: Service List Idaho State Bar ~~~'V'ST4. Corp. Avista 1411 Telephone Toll Free zmnNOV 23 Ar1 9: 50 II)AHOPUBUC .. ., UTILI'tíÈs GOMMISSIO¡ Express Idaho State Bar P.O. Box 895 Boise, il 83701 Re: IPUC Case NO. A VU-E-07-02, NO. IPC-E-07-03, & NO. PAC-E-07-07 Motion for Limited Admssion and to Excuse Local Counsel Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Idaho Bar Commssion Rule 222 and IPUC Rules of Procedure 19, enclosed is a copy of a Motion for Limited Admssion and to Excuse Local Coùnsel ("Motion") requesting limited admssion for Michael G. Andrea in the above-referenced proceedings, along with a check in the amount of $200. A copy of a proposed form of order granting the Motion is also enclosed. The original of this Motion has been filed with the Idao Public Utilities Commission and copies have been served on all other paries to this matter. Thank you for your assistance. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, LV Enclosures cc: Service List IPUC 'l. I , .~ Michael G. Andrea (Pro Hac Vice) Staff Attorney A vista Corporation 1411 East Mission Avenue, MSC-23 Spokane, VV A 99202 Telephone: (509) 495-4316 Facsimile: (509) 495-8851 ZûûHlUV 23 9=49 Jerr K. Boyd (Idaho Bar # 1341) Paine Hamblen LLP 717 VV est Sprague, Suite 1200 Spokane, VVA 99201-3505 Telephone: (509) 455-6000 Facsimile: (509) 838-0007 Attorneys for A vista Corporation BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ) A VISTA CORPORATION FOR AN ORDER ) REVISING AVISTA CORPORATION'S ) NO. AVU-E-07-02 OBLIGATIONS TO ENTER INTO ) CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE ENERGY ) GENERATED BY VVIND-POVVERED SMALL) POVVER GENERATION FACILITIES ) ) IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POVVER ) COMPANY'S PETITION TO INCREASE ) THE PUBLISHED RATE ELIGIBILITY CAP) NO. IPC-E-07-03 FOR VVIND-POVVERED SMALL POVVER ) PRODUCTION FACILITIES; AND TO ) ELIMINATE THE 90%/110% ) PERFORMANCE BAND FOR VVIND- ) POVVERED SMALL POWER PRODUCTION )FACILITIES ) ) IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR AN ) ORDER REVISING CERTAIN ) NO. PAC-E-07-07 OBLIGATIONS TO ENTER INTO ) CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE ENERGY ) GENERATED BYVVIND POVVERED SMALL) MOTION FOR LIMITED ADMISSION POVVER GENERATION QUALIFYING ) AND TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSELFACILITIES ) ) (Not Consolidated) MOTION FOR LIMITED ADMISSION 1 AND TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL . i , .T The undersigned local counsel, Jerry K. Boyd, petitions the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("IPUC") for admission of the undersigned applying counsel, Michael G. Andrea. This Motion is made pursuant to Idaho Bar Commission Rule ("IBCR") 222 and IPUC Rules of Procedure 19 for the purpose of the above-captioned matters. Applying counsel certifies that he is an active member in good standing of the bars of the States of Washington and Oregon, 1 that he maintains the regular practice of law as a staff attorney for A vista Corporation at the address indicated above, and that he is not a resident of the State ofIdaho or licensed to practice law in Idaho. Avista Corporation has requested that he appear on its behalf in the above-captioned matter. Applying counsel has not previously sought admission in these matters under IBCR 222. Both undersigned counsel certify that a copy of this Motion has been served on all other paries to this matter and that a copy of the Motion, accompanied by a $200 fee, has been provided to the Idaho State Bar. i Mr. Andrea is also a voluntarily inactive member of the District of Columbia Bar. MOTION FOR LIMITED ADMISSION 2 AND TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL . I 1 . . Local counsel certifies that the above infonnation is tre to the best of his knowledge, after reasonable investigation. Local counsel acknowledges that his attendance is required at all IPUC proceedings in the above-captioned matters in which applying counel appears, unless specifically excused by the ipUc. The undersigned local counsel requests that he be excused by the IPUC from attendance at proceedings before the IPUC in the above-captioned matter. DATED this _ day of November 2007. Michael G. Andrea, Applying Counsel MOTION FOR LIMITED ADMISSION 3 AN TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL .Ji l ) l CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 21 st day of November 2007, true and correct copies of the foregoing MOTION FOR LIMTED ADMISSION AND TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL were delivered to the following persons via overnight delivery (for the Commission) and U.S. Mail for all other participants. Jean Jewell (original) Idaho Public Commssion 472 W. Washington St. Boise, il 83702 Glenn Ikemoto Idaho Windfars, LLC 672 Blair Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611 Scott Woodbury Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilties Commssion 472 W. Washington St. Boise, il 83702 Dean J. Miller, Esq. McDevitt, & Miller, LLP POBox 2564 Boise, il 83701 Peter Richardson Richardson & O'Leary 515 N. 27th St. Boise, il 83702 Ronald K. Arngton Associate Chief Counsel John Deere Renewables, LLC 6400 NW 86th Street POBox 6600 Johnston, IA 50131 Don Reading 6070 Hill Road Boise, il 83703 Dean Brockbank Rocky Mountain Power 201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 R. Blair Strong Paine Hamblen, LLP 717 W. Sprague, Suite 1200 Spokane, W A 99220 Brian Dickman Rocky Mountain Power .201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Ken Miller Snake River Allance PO Box 1731 Boise, il 83713 Rich Rayhil Ridgeline Energy, LLC 720 W. Idaho Street, Suite 39 Boise, il 83702 Stephen Marin Intermountain Wind, LLC PO Box 3189 Idaho Falls, il 83403-3189 Robert M. Ells, Esq. 4 Nickerson, Suite 301 Seattle, W A 98109 Gary Seifert Kurt Myers INL Biofuels & Renewable Energy Technologies PO Box 1625, MS 3810 Idaho Falls, il 83415-3810 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1 . L. '" L: M. J. Humphries Blue Ribbon Energy, LLC 2630 Central Ave. Idaho Falls, il 83406 PiøO Michael G. Andrea CERTIFCATE OF SERVICE Brian D. Jackson Renaissance Engineering & Design 2792 Dessert Wind Rd. Oasis, il 83647-5020 2 Office of the Secretary Service Date November _' 2007 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ) AVISTA CORPORATION FOR AN ORDER ) REVISING AVISTA CORPORATION'S ) NO. AVU-E-07-02 OBLIGATIONS TO ENTER INTO ) CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE ENERGY ) GENERATED BY VVIND-POVVERED SMALL) POVVER GENERATION FACILITIES ) ) IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POVVER ) COMPANY'S PETITION TO INCREASE ) THE PUBLISHED RATE ELIGIBILITY CAP) NO. IPC-E-07-03 FOR VVIND-POVVERED SMALL POVVER ) PRODUCTION FACILITIES; AND TO ) ELIMINATE THE 90%/110% ) PERFORMANCE BAND FOR WIN- ) POVVERED SMALL POWER PRODUCTION )FACILITIES ) ) IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR AN ) ORDER REVISING CERTAIN ) NO. PAC-E-07-07 OBLIGATIONS TO ENTER INTO ) CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE ENERGY ) GENERATED BY WIND POVVERED SMALL) ORDER GRANTING LIMITED POVVER GENERATION QUALIFYING ) ADMISSION AND EXCUSINGFACILITIES ) LOCAL COUNSEL ) (Not Consolidated) On November _,2007, Jerr K. Boyd, local counsel, filed a Motion with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") for limited admission of Michael G. Andrea in the above-captioned proceedings. Reference Idaho Bar Commission Rule ("IBCR") 222; IPUC Rule of Procedure 19. Mr. Andrea certifies that he is an active member in good standing of the Bars of the State ofVVashington and Oregon and that he maintains a regular practice oflaw at ORDER NO.1 ..."...:.. Avista Corporation, 141 I East Mission Avenue, Spokane VVashington, 99202. Mr. Andrea further certifies that he is not a resident of the State of Idaho and that he is not licensed to practice in Idaho and that he has not previously sought admission under IBCR 222. Both Mr. Boyd and Mr. Andrea certify that a copy of the Motion, accompanied by a $200 fee, has been provided to the Idaho State Bar. Mr. Boyd requests that he be excused by the Commission from attendance at the proceedings before the Commission in the above-captioned matters. COMMISSION FINDINGS The Commission has reviewed and considered the Motion for Limited Admission in the above-captioned proceedings and the related practice rules and Rules of Procedure, i.e., IBCR 222 (Limited Admission - Pro Hac Vice) and Commission Rule of Procedure 19, IDAPA 31.01.01.019. Based on the filings of record and certified representations ofMr. Boyd and Mr. Andrea, we find that reasonable grounds have been demonstrated to justify the granting of limited admission of Mr. Andrea as legal counsel for A vista Corporation in the above- captioned proceedings. We further find it reasonable to excuse Mr. Boyd from attendance at proceedings before the Commission in this matter. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW The Commission has jurisdiction in the above-captioned proceedings and the Motion for Limited Admission filed by Jerry K. Boyd, local counsel, and Michael G. Andrea, applying counsel pursuant to Idaho Code, Title 61, and the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq. ORDER NO.2 .. t. . ORDER In consideration of the foregoing and as more particularly described above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED and Michael G. Andrea is hereby granted limited admission in Case Nos. A VU-E-07-02, IPC-E-07-03, and PAC-E-07-07 as legal counsel for Avista Corporation. DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this _ day of November 2007. MACK A. REDFORD, PRESIDENT MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER JIM KEMPTON, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary ORDER NO.3