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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110510Opposition to Respondents' Joint Motion.pdf" Michal C. Creamer, ISB No. 4030 Michal P. Lawre, ISB No. 7288 GIVS PURLEY LLP 601 W. Banock Str P.O. Box 2720 Boise, Idao 83701-2720 Telephone: 208-388-1200 Facsim: 208-388-1300 1049S-2_1162_l.DO Attrneys for Pettioner/Appellant The Buidi Contrrs Asiation of Southwestern Idao, Inc. RECEIVED 2011 HA Y lOAM 8: 12 "s Uf-E- --(0 ..- 0 I IN TH SUPREME COURT OF TH STATE OF IDAHO IN TH MATIR OF TH APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPAN TO MODIFY ITS RULE H LIN EXTNSION TAR RELATE TO NEW SERVICE ATTACHMS AN DISTRUTION LIN INSTALLATIONS. oPPosmON TO RESPONDENS' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLAN'S AUGMEATION OF BRIFS TH BUILDING CONTRCTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTSTERN IDAHO, Supe Cour Doket No. 37293-2010 Petitioner-Apllant, vs. IDAHO PUBLIC UTITES COMMSSION, and IDAHO POWER COMPAN, RJ ndents on A al. Puua to Idao Appllate Rule 32( d), Pettioner-Appllant The Buildi Contors Assoiaon of Soutwesrn Idao, Inc. ("BCA "), by an thug its counl of record Given Puley LLP, herby fies ths oppsition to Respndents' Joint Motion to Strke Appellans' Augmntation of Brefs ("Motion'') date Apri 25, 2011. oPPosmON TO RESPONDENS' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLA'S AUGMEATION OF BRIS - 1 Contr to Respndents' asseons, BCA did not pret additiona arguent or wrtt comment in its April 12, 2011 filing with ths Cour. Simlar to the Idao Public Utiities Commsion's ("IPUC") Marh 30, 2011 fig augenti thei briefin ths matt, BCA's fiin simply pointe out wher in its briefig the additiona autorities should be includ. In fact, BCA's counl modled their basic apach in their Apr 12th augmentaon fi on the IPUC's Marh 30t example. Resndents sugest th BCA's inclusion of"( u )ncered copies of the decisions. . . 'for the Cour's convenence,'" either was imssible or somehow cross the line into presentig arguent BCA' s counel obtaed the copies of the prffer orders dictly frm the offce of the IPUC when it wa leared th only unoffcial copies could be obted thugh the IPUC's onle dabas. Inuch as appartly only one of the ord prvide by BCA can be foun on Wesaw, see Motion at 2 n.l, BCA preumes th providi the Cour (and Respndents) with copies of the IPUC order ha be of convenence to the Cour and Respondets. maer ha not ben included in the prior bref." Nevereless, BCA believes it ca show good caus. As Respndents pointed out in thei Motion, two of the ordrs could not be found by sehi a published reporter syst, and only recently did BCA's counl discver tht the prffer ordrs could be found in the IPUC's onle databas. When BCA's counl beame awa of thes pas IPUC order, which ar diy relevant to arguents prte by BCA oPPosmON TO RESPONDEN' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLA'S AUGMEATION OF BRIFS - 2 (and the IPUC) in ths appeal, they believed they we obliga to brig them to the atention of the Cour. BCA retfy request ths Cour deny Respnden' Joint Motion to Stre. DATED THS 9th day of May, 2011. ~~~chal C. Creer Attrneys for The Buidi Contrors Asiaon Of Soutwestern Idao opposmON TO RESPONDENS' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLA'S AUGMEATION OF BRIFS - 3 CERTICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certfy tht on ths 9th day of May, 2011, I caus to be served a tre and corrt copy of the foregoing by the metod indicate below, and adesse to the followi: Weldon Stutz Krstie A. Sasser Deputy Attrneys Gener Idao Public Utiities Commssion 472 W. Washigton POBox 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 Weldon. Stutzanr¡puc.idao. gov krs.sasrFc.idao.gov ~ U.S. Mal, poste pred o Expre Mal o Hand Deliver o Facsimle o Elecnic Mail Lawrnce G. Wasen Attorney Geera Stahouse POBox 83720 Boise, ID 83702-0010 ~ U.S. Mail, postae preaid o Exprs Mail o Hand Deliver o Facsimle o Electrnic Mal ~ U.S. Ma, poste prepad o Express Mail o Hand Deliver o Facsimle o Elecnic Mail Lisa D. Nordm Barn L. Kline Idao Power Company 1221 W. Idao St. POBox 70 Boise, il 83707-0070 lnordsmr¡idaopower.com bkler¡idaopower.com Jean D. Jewell Commssion Sec Idao Public Utilities Commssion 472 West Wason Stret P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Ida 83720-0074 ~ U.S. Ma, poste pred o Express Mai o Hand Deliver o Facsimle o Elecnic Mal opposmON TO RESPONDENS' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLAN'S AUGMEATION OF BRIFS - 4 Merlyn W. Clark D. John Asby Hawley Troxell Enns & Hawley LLP 877 Ma Strt, Ste. 1000 POBox 1617 Bois, ß) 83701-1617 mclarkWiwleytoxell.com jasb.awleytxell.com Attorneys for ApPellant Ada County Highway District ~ U.S. Ma, postae prd o Expr Mal o Had Deliver o Facime o Elecnic Mai oPPosmON TO RESPONDENS' JOIN MOTION TO STR APPELLA'S AUGMEATION OF BRIFS - 5