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Letter to Court Clerk from R. Mcdiarmid Information of e-mail Messages, Dated 11/19/04
ML043650230
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 11/19/2004
From: Mcdiarmid R
Spiegel & McDiarmid
To: Langer M
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit
References
03-1038
Download: ML043650230 (6)


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SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID GEORGE SPIEGEL (1519.1997) ASSOCIATES ROBERT C. McDIARMID 1333 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE. NW DAVID 8. LIES ROBERT A. JABLON WASHINGTON, DC 20036 PABLO 0. NOESCH JAMES N. HORWOOD ANDREA G. LONIAN FRANCES E. FRANCIS LARISSA A. SHAMRAJ DANIEL 1. DAVIDSON WWW.SPIEGELMCD.COM STEPHEN C. PEARSON THOMAS C. TRAUGER SEAN M. FLYNN' JOHN J. CORBETT MELINDA CLAYBAUGH" CYNTHIA S. BOGORAD Telephone 202.879.4000 R. WESTON OONEHOWER" SCOTT H. STRAUSS Facsimile 202.393.2866 X J..;-, ,; .....

BEN FINKELSTEIN E-mail INFOOSPIEGELMCD.COM OF COUNSEL LISA G. DOWDEN RISE J. PETERS ALAN J. ROTH (1933-2003)

PETER J. HOPKINS Direct Dial 202.e79.4040 MARK S. HEGEDUS DAVID E. POMPER EMAIL ROBERT.MCDIARMIDOSPIEGELMCO.COM MARGARET A. McGOLDRICK WILLIAM S. HUANG MARGARET A. MEISER MATTHEW W. WARD JEFFREY A. SCHWARZ BARRY M. SMOLER SANDRA J. STREBEL LEE C. WHITE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR KENNETH A. BROWN (Wet

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ORAL ARGUMENT PRESENTED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2004 November 19,2004 Mr. Mark J. Langer Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 333 Constitution Avenue, NW Fifth Floor U.S. Courthouse Washington, DC 20001-2866 Re: Northern California Power Agency v. NRC, DC Cir. No. 03-1038

Dear Mr. Langer:

Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j), I respectfully submit for the information of the court a copy of the e-mail message referenced at page 5, footnote 2 of the Reply Brief of Petitioner NCPA, along with three other e-mail messages received contemporaneously concerning similar motions filed by PG&E in other dockets in this Court and in other agencies. There was discussion of that footnote at the oral argument this morning, and we submit copies of these messages retained in my computer in an effort to clear up any remaining confusion. As the four messages make clear, the motions provided to counsel for NCPA were "advance copies" in the sense of being sent by e-mail in advance of delivery by mail, but not "advance copies" in the sense that draft motions was being sent for review and/or concurrence prior to filing. The wording of the footnote in NCPA's reply brief was imprecise, and I regret that the ambiguity may have resulted in confusion.

NCPA's "Motion to Dismiss Petition for Review and Vacate Order Below" sets forth its originalposition on the termination of this proceeding, and that position was and is that dismissal should be accompanied by vacatur. As I tried to make clear at oral argument, PG&E's Motion to Terminate accurately reports at page 4 that counsel for PG&E and I agreed that this proceeding was, as of April 13, 2004, technically mooted and should properly be dismissed. Our

Mr. Mark J. Langer November 19, 2004 Page 2 discussion did not, however, to the best of my recollection, address the means of termination.

While we would like it to be clear that counsel for PG&E has, to the best of our knowledge, been entirely above-board in his dealings in this matter, the standard practice for voluntary termination of appellate proceedings is for the Petitioner or Appellant to file a motion to dismiss. Fed. R.

App. P. 42(b); D.C. Cir. R. 27(g), and this office began work on such a motion the day of my conversation with counsel for PG&E, April 13, 2004. NCPA filed such a motion in this proceeding on April 16, 2004.

Yours ery truly, Robert C. McDiarmid RCMCD:rcmcd cc: All Counsel

McDlarmid, Robert C.

From: Poole, Brooke IBPooleawlnston.com)

Sent: Tuesday. April 13, 2004 3:04 PM To: Robert Temple (E-mail): Laurence Chaset (E-mail): James Lindholm (E-mail): John F.Cordes Jr. (E-mail): E.Leo Staggie (E-mail): McDlarmld, Robert C.: Flnkelstein. Ben: Dowden. Usa G.; Jkh3nrc gbvtawoficesofsheldontrubatchdstarpower.nel Cc: Repka. David: R6@>pge.corn; Wvm3@pge.com

Subject:

CPUC v. NRC - Motion to Terminale Proceeding ti~m Voti toTsm*mw For your Itnormation. please find attached Intervenor Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Motion to Terminate Proceeding.' filed this afternoon via Federal Express with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hI case number 02-72735. Official service has been made via deposit of hard copies In the U.S. mail, first class, this afternoon. if you have trouble with this transmission, please contact me at the number below.

Brooke D.Poole Winston &Strawn LLP 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 200054502 202-371-5824 - Direct Dial 202471-5950 . Facsimile bpooleewInston.com mwwwlnston.com The contents of this message are privileged and confidential. n this message Isreceived Inerror, please destroy It without reading. This message should not be forwarded or distributed without the permission of the author.

-'Motion to Terminate Proceeding pdf-The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. Therefore, If this message has been received hI error, please delete It without reading IL Your receipt of this message isnot iWended to waive any applicable privilege.

Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author.

.v s Mcolarnid, Robert C.

From: Poole, Brooke IBPode~wlnston.eoml Sent: Tuesday. AprI 13.2004 3:33 PM To: James D.Pembroke CE-mail): Lisa S. Gast (E-mall); John F.Cordes Jr. (E-mall): E.Leo Staggle (E-mail): Grace H.Kim (E-mail): McDbarmid. Robert C.: Lonlan. Andrea G.

Cc: Rl6@pge.corn; Wvm3@pge.comr Repka. David

Subject:

NCPA v.NRC - Case No. 03-1038 Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Noiin Cat OUto _

Please find attached for your information Intervenor Pacific Gas and Electric Companys Motion to Terminate Proceedfg. fed today via Federal Express Incase number 03-1038 before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colmbla CircuiL Official service has been made via deposit of hard copies inthe U.S. manD first class. this afternoon. If you have trouble with this transmission, please contact me at the number below.

Brooke D.Poole Winston & Strawn LLP 1400 LStreet N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 20247145824 -Direct Dial 202471-595 - Facsimile bpoolevwinston.com www~winston.corn The contents of this message are privileged and confidential. If this message Isreceived Inerror. please destroy itwithout reading. Thh message should not be forwarded or distributed without the permission of the author.

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The contents of this message may be privleged and confidential. Therefore, if this message has been received In error. please delete Itwithout reading iL Your receipt of this message Isnot Intended to waive any applicable privilege.

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From: Poole. Broolce jBPoole~winston.com1 Sent: Tuesday. April 13.2004 3:15 PM To: Finkelstein. Ben: Carla J. Urquhart David Effross; Duncan. Weinberg. Genzer & Pembroke; Edwin F. Feo; George A. Fraser; Gregory Helden; Hearing Docket James B. Lndholm, Jr.:

Laurence G. Chaset Lawrence J. Chandler Dowden. Lisa G.: Melser. Meg NRC OGC License Transfers, McDlarmld. Robert C.: Robert K. Temple; Sheldon L. Trubatch: Steven M.

Kramer Tracy E. Connor

Subject:

PG&E (Diabto Canyon Power Plant. Units I & 2). Docket Nos. 50-275-LT, 50-323-LT -

PG&E's Motion to Terminate Proceeding Moi lo Twa~i..

Please find attached for filing hi docket numbers 50-275-LT and 50-323-LT 'Pajcc Gas and Electric Compansy Motion to Terminate Proceeding. Conforming copies have been served by deposit In the U.S. mall first class, this aftemoon. if you have trouble with this transmission, please contact me at the number below.

Brooke D. Poole Winston & Strawn UP 1400 L Steet. N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 202-371-5824 . Direct Dial 2024371950 . Facsimkle bpoole~winston com www.winston.com The contents of this message are privileged and confidential. Ifthis message Is received In error. please destroy Rtwithout reading. This message should not be forwarded or distributed without the permission of the author.

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From: Poole. Brooke [BPooleswinston.com]

Sent: Tuesday. April 13.2004 3:08 PM To: James D.Pembroke (E-maii); Lisa S. Gast (E-mail); McDiarmid, Robert C.: Finkelstein. Ben; Lonian. Andrea G.: John F.Cordes Jr. (E-rnail); E. Leo Slaggie (Ernail). Grace H.Kim (E-mail)

Cc: Rf16@pge.com; Wvm3@pge.com: Repka, David SubJect. NCPA v. NRC - Case no. 03-1184 VotiontoTeaut Please find attached for your Intormation Proposed Intervenor Pacific Gas and Eldcric Company's Motion to Terminate Proceeding.' filed today via Federal Express incase number 03-1184 before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CrcuiL Official service has been made via deposit of hard copies In the U.S. mail. first class, this afternoon. It you have trouble with this transmission. please contact me at the number below.

Brooke D.Poole Winston & Strawn LLP 1400 L Street. N.W.

Washington. DC 2000-502 202-371-5824 - Direct Dial 202471-5950 - Facsirnile bpooleiwinston.com www.winston.com The contents d this message are privileged and confidentiaL tt this message isreceived In error, please destroy itwithout reading. This message should not be forwarded or distributed without the permission of the author.

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