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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:JOHN R. HAMMOND
DATE:SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
RE:MOTION FOR LIMITED ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE IN CASE NOS. GNR-
03-8 AND GNR-03-16, APPLICATIONS SEEKING COMMISSION
DESIGNATION AS ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS.
On August 2003 Dean J. Miller, local counsel for NPCR, Inc. dba Nextel Partners
filed a Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice, pursuant to Idaho State Bar Rule 222, for Philip
R. Schenkenberg.
In the Motion, Mr. Schenkenberg certifies that he is an active member, in good standing,
of the bar of the State of Minnesota, that he maintains a regular practice of law in Saint Paul
Minnesota, and is not a resident of the State of Idaho or licensed to practice law in Idaho. Mr.
Schenkenberg also certifies that he has not previously been admitted under Idaho State Bar Rule 222
and has not been denied admission under this rule in this or in any other jurisdiction. Mr. Miller and
Mr. Schenkenberg certify that a copy of this Motion has been served on all other parties in these
cases and that a copy of the Motion, accompanied by a $200 fee, has been provided to the Idaho
State Bar. Mr. Miller also acknowledges that his attendance shall be required at all proceedings in
which Philip R. Schenkenberg appears, unless specifically excused.
STAFF REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION
Recently the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding its Rules of
Procedure. Case No. RUL-03-, IDAPA 31-0101-0301. These Proposed Rules incorporate Idaho
State Bar Rule 222 that provides for limited admission for attorneys not licensed in Idaho but in
other states. See Proposed Rules of Procedure 19 and 43. Staff has reviewed this Motion and
DECISION MEMORANDUM
believes that it complies with Idaho State Bar Rule 222 and the Commission s Proposed Rules of
Procedure 19 and 43. Accordingly, Staff recommends that the Commission grant this Motion.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to grant Philip R. Schenkenberg , co-counsel for Nextel
Partners, Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice?
A---
Hammond
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DECISION MEMORANDUM