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Michal C. Creamer, ISB No. 4030
Michal P. Lawre, ISB No. 7288
GIVS PURLEY LLP
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P.O. Box 2720
Boise, Idao 83701-2720
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Attrneys for Pettioner/Appellant The Buidi
Contrrs Asiation of Southwestern Idao, Inc.
RECEIVED
2011 HA Y lOAM 8: 12
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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
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Attorney Geera
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Boise, ID 83702-0010
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Lisa D. Nordm
Barn L. Kline
Idao Power Company
1221 W. Idao St.
POBox 70
Boise, il 83707-0070
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bkler¡idaopower.com
Jean D. Jewell
Commssion Sec
Idao Public Utilities Commssion
472 West Wason Stret
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Merlyn W. Clark
D. John Asby
Hawley Troxell Enns & Hawley LLP
877 Ma Strt, Ste. 1000
POBox 1617
Bois, ß) 83701-1617
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