20020603Opposition to Shurtz request for funding.pdf

5 TO E L
~~,
RECEIVED mFILED
2UnZ JUN -3 PM 4: OD
tv d/ $-.-;;'
101 S. C"pilol Boulevard. Suite 1900
Boise. Id"ho 83702
l11"in 208.389.9000
fax [phone]
ATTORNEYS AT lAW
m~f'PIIP1'\
'~-
UTiLITIES COMMISSION
\""".
sloel.col11
June 3 , 2002
MARY S. HOBSON
Direct Dial
[phone]
email mshobson~stoe\.com
Ms. Jean D. Jewell
Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise , ID 83702-5983
Re:CASE NO. PAC-O2-
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for filing with this Commission is an original and 8 copies of Pacificorp
Opposition to Timothy J. Shurtz' Application for Intervenor Funding in the above referenced
case.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
MSH: cw
Enclosures
Oregon
W" s h I 11 g I a 11
Boise-141992.10020017-00027 C , I i for 11 i ,
II I " h
I d , h 0
Mary S. Hobson, ISB#: 2142
STOEL RIVES LLP
101 South Capitol Blvd., Suite 1900
Boise, ill 83702-5958
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
RECEIVED mFILED
ZaGl JUN-3 PM 4: 0 I
IDt\HO PUBLIC
UTiLITIES COMMISSION
John M. Eriksson
STOEL RIVES LLP
201 South Main Street , Suite 1100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Attorneys for PacifiCorp
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF P ACIFICORP dba UTAH POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF
ITS PROPOSED ELECTRIC SERVICE
SCHEDULES
PACIFICORP'S OPPOSITION
TO TIMOTHY J. SHURTZ'
APPLICATION FOR
INTERVENOR FUNDING
CASE NO. PAC-02-
Pursuant to IPUCRP 164, PacifiCorp, dba Utah Power & Light Company
PacifiCorp" or the "Company ) opposes the application of Timothy J. Shurtz for
intervenor funding, and in support of that opposition states as follows:
Commission Rule of Procedure 165 requires that for a party to obtain
intervenor funding in a case, the party must make a material contribution to the
Commission s decision. Indeed, if the Commission is to award funding to an intervenor
it must make a specific finding that the intervenor made a material contribution to the
Commission s decision. IPUCRP 165. Such a finding cannot be made in this case if the
PACIFICORP'S OPPOSITION TO
TIMOTHY J. SHURTZ' APPLICATION
FOR INTERVENOR FUNDING
Boise-141991.1 0020017-00027
Commission approves the Stipulation filed on April 11 , 2002, because Mr. Shurtz
testimony and argument in the case was in opposition to the Stipulation. Under such
circumstances, intervenor funding cannot be awarded to Mr. Shurtz.
Even if the Commission were to award intervenor funding to Mr. Shurtz, it
should review the reasonableness of the amounts claimed and make adjustments to
disallow unreasonable amounts. For instance, Mr. Shurtz seeks reimbursement, at $40
per hour, for 4 hours spent locating legal counsel.
Respectfully submitted this day of June, 2002.
John M. Eriks
~ary ~
=---
liobson
Attorneys for PacifiCorp
PACIFICORP'S OPPOSITION TO
TIMOTHY J. SHURTZ' APPLICATION
FOR INTERVENOR FUNDING
Boise-141991.1 0020017-00027
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the day of June , 2002 , I caused a true and correct
copy of the foregoing PACIFICORP'S OPPOSITION TO TIMOTHY SHURTZ'
APPLICATION FOR INTERVENOR FUNDING to be mailed, postage prepaid , to
the following:
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Timothy Shurtz
411 South Main
Firth ID 83236
Randy Budge
Racine , Olson , Nye, Budge
& Bailey, Chartered
O. Box 1391
Pocatello , Idaho 83204-1391
Eric Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye , Budge
& Bailey, Chartered
O. Box 1391
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
iZa~
PACIFICORP'S OPPOSITION TO
TIMOTHY J. SHURTZ' APPLICATION
FOR INTERVENOR FUNDING
Boise-141991.1 0020017-00027