20080807Motion for Limited Admission.pdf

Stephen H. Telford
Office of Chief Counsel
Idaho Operations Offce
United States Deparent of Energy
1955 Fremont Avenue MS 1209
Idaho Falls, ID 83415
Bar No.: 3372
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Arhur Perr Bruder
Offce of the General Counsel
United States Departent of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20585
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPAN FOR ) CASE NO. IPC-E-08-10
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES )
AND CHAGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE ) MOTION OF
TO ELECTRC CUSTOMERS IN THE ) THE UNTED STATES
STATE OF IDAHO ) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
) FOR LIMITED ADMISSION AND
) TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL
The undersigned local counsel, Stephen H. Telford, hereby petitions the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (IPUC) for limited admission of the undersigned applying counsel,
Arur Perr Bruder, and to excuse Mr. Telford from attendance at all proceedings before
it in the above-captioned matter.
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This Motion is made pursuant to Idaho Bar Commission Rule (mCR) 222 and Rule 19 of
the IPUC Rules of Procedure for the purose of the above-captioned matter.
Applying counsel certifies that he is an active member in good standing of the bar of the
State of New York, that he maintains the regular practice of law as an attorney in the
Offce of the General Counsel of the United States Deparent of Energy ("the
Deparent") at the above-noted address, and t~at he is neither a resident of the State of
Idaho nor licensed to practice in Idaho. Applying counsel has not previously sought
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adssion unde mCR 222 or the IPUC Rules of Prur. ' The Depen hareesed that he appe in the abv~aptioned mat.
Both ime1"signed counsel cer th a. coy oftb Motion ha be se by electrc,
mail upon all of the other pares to th matt, tht a copy of ths Motion ha be
prode to the Idao State Bar, and th the Deparents Id Opon Offce is
amgi to trt, and shl witb the next two wee trsmit, the necsa $200
fee to the Idao Sta Bar.
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Local t:ounsel cefies tht the abve inoraton is tre and cot the best of hisknowlede, afer reanale investigation. Loal counel acknowledges that hi
attence is requi at allPUC proceeings in which aplyig counsel app in th
abve-captioned matter, unless the IPUC specoallyexcuses hi therfrm. The
underigned local counl reque that the IPUC excue hi from atdace at all
. procegs before it in the abve-tioned ma.
A proposed. orde is atched hereto.
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Stehen H. Telford
Loal Counel
BarNo. 3372m:z:~~ArurPenyB~ .
Applyig Counl
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Attachment
PROPOSED ORDER
GRANTING MOTION OF
THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR
LIMITED ADMISSION AND
TO EXCUSE LOCAL OCUNSEL
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MA TIER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. IPC-E-08-10
OF IDAHO POWER COMPAN FOR )
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES ) MOTION OF
AND CHAGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE ) THE UNITED STATES
TO ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS IN THE ) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
STATE OF IDAHO ) FOR LIMITED ADMISSION AND
) TO EXCUSE LOCAL COUNSEL
ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FOR LIMITED ADMISSION
AND TO EXCUSE LOCAL OCUNSEL
On or about July 29, 2008, Stephen Telford, local counsel, filed a Motion ("the Motion")
with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commissionll) for limited admission of
Arur Perr Bruder in the above-captioned proceeding, (Reference: Idaho Bar
Commission Rule ("IBCR") 222; IPUC Rule of Procedure 19) and to excuse Mr. Telford
from attendace at all proceedings before it in the above-captioned matter.
Mr. Bruder certifies that he is an active member in good standing of the New York State
Bar and that he maintains the regular practice of law as an attorney in the Office of the
General Counsel of the United States Deparent of Energy (lithe Deparent") at 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Mr. Bruder fuher certfies tht he is not a
resident of the State of Idaho, that he is not licensed to practice in Idaho, and that he has
not previously sought admission under mCR 222 or Rule 19 of the IPC Rules of
Procedure.
Both Mr. Telford and Mr. Bruder certfy that a this Motion has been electronically served
on all other paries to this proceeding, that a copy of this Motion has been provided to the
Idaho State Bar, and that the Deparent's Idaho Operations Office is aranging to
transmit, and shall within the next two weeks transmit, the necessary $200 fee to the
Idaho State Bar.
Mr. Telford requests that the Commission excuse him from attendance at the proceedings
before the Commission in this matter.
COMMISSION FININGS
The Commission has reviewed and considered the Motion of the United States
Deparent of Energy for Limited Admission and to Excuse Local Counsel
in the above-captioned proceeding, and the related practice rules and Rules of Procedure,
i.e., mCR 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 of
Mr. Telford and Mr. Bruder, we find that reasonable grounds have been demonstrated to
justify the grting of limited admission of Mr. Bruder as legal counsel for the United
States Deparent of Energy in the above-captioned proceeding. We fuher find it
reasonable to excuse Mr. Telford from attendance at the proceedings before the
Commission in this matter.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Commission has jursdiction in the above-captioned proceeding and in regard to the
Motion for Limited Admission and to Excuse Local Counsel fied by Stephen Telford,
local counsel, and Arhur Perr Bruder, applying counsel, pursuant, to Idao Code, Title
61, and Rule 19 of the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
In consideration of the foregoing and as more parcularly described above, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that Arur Perr Bruder is granted limited admission in
Case No. E-08-10 as legal counsel for the United States Deparent of Energy, and that
Stephen Telford is excused from attendance at the proceedings before the Commission in
this matter.
DONE by Order of the Idao Public Utilties Commission at Boise, Idaho, this _day of , 2008.
MACK A. REDFORD, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
JIM KEMPTON, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretar
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 1st day of August, 2008, I served a tre, correct and
complete copy of the within and foregoing document, the United States Deparent of
Energy's Petition for Limited Admission and to Excuse Local Counsel in IPC-E- 08-10,
upon all partes of record in this proceeding, by:
(1) delivering the original and seven copies thereof by First Class Mail, properly
addressed and with postage prepaid, to:
Jean D. Jewell, Secretar
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
(2) electronically transmitting a copy to each of the following at the email address shown:
Weldon Stutzman, DAG
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Weldon. Stutzan(gpuc.idaho.gov;
Baron L. Kline
bkline(gidahopower.com
Lisa D. Nordstrom,. Donovan E. Walker
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070
lnordstrom(gidahopower .com
dwalker(gidahopower.com
John R. Gale
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070
rgale(gidahopower.com
Randall C. Budge, Eric L. Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge &
Bailey, Charered
P.O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
rcb~acinelaw .net
elo(?racinelaw.net
Anthony Yanel
29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
yanel(?attbi.com
Michael L. Kur, Esq., Kur J. Boehm, Esq.
Boehm, Kur & Lowry
36 East Seventh Street, Suite 1510
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
mkz(?BKLlawfirm.com
kboehm(?BKLlawfirm.com
Kevin Higgins
Energy Strategies, LLC
Parkside Towers
215 South State Street, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
khiggins(?energystrt.com
Peter J. Richardson
Richardson & O'Leary
515 N. 27th St
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, Idaho 83702
peter(?richardsonandolear.com
Dr. Don Reading
6070 Hil Road
Boise, Idaho 83703
dreading(?mindspring.com
Conley E. Ward
Michael C. Creamer
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
601 W. Banock Street
P.O. Box 2720
Boise, ID 83701-2720
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fax. [phone]
cew(?givenspursley.com
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Dennis E. Peseau, Ph.
Utility Resources, Inc.
1500 Libert Street SE, Ste. 250
Salem, OR 97302
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fax [phone]
dpcseau~cxcitc.com
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Arhur Perr Brud~ r
Attorneys for the
United States Deparent of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20585
Arhur.Bruder~hq.doe.gov
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fax: . [phone]
August 1, 2008
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