ML19305E232
| ML19305E232 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak, South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1980 |
| From: | Bishop C NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP) |
| To: | HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO., JUSTICE, DEPT. OF |
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| Download: ML19305E232 (6) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM'4ISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD l3 p r.'. 7, gp l,- - o
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY,
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Docket Nos. 50-498A
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50-499A (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2) )
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY,
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Docket Nos. 50-445A
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50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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i ORDER March 28, 1980 Thus far, in connection with the dispute underlying the pending petitions for directed certification, the written and oral arguments presented touch on a number of issues, among which there may be a complex interplay.
But at bottom the i
resolution of the dispute may turn, at least to some extent or for certain time periods, on whether the law governing discovery generally recognizes the existence of any " settlement privilege".
Yet, in their papers before the Licensing Board and before us, e
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none of the parties has furnished extensive authority for or against the existence of such a privilege.
When queried about the reason for this, counsel indicated that little such au-thority existed.
This may be true.
Nonetheless, because it may prove to be important to our ultimate decision, all parties are hereby given one week to furnish us any additional authority (reported de-cisions, scholarly treatises, law review articles, and the like)
L bearing on whether the courts do or ought to recognize the ex-istence of a privilege against discovery of documents (contain-ing otherwise discoverable information) because of a relation-ship of one kind or another between those documents and the settlement process.
The additional memoranda called for by this order are to be in our hands by the close of business on Friday, April 4, 1980.
If any authorities relied upon therein are not of the sort that would be readily available to us, copies are to be attached.
If any party, upon examining an opponent's memorandum, deems it important to respond, it may do so by the following Wednesday, April 9, 1980.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE APPEAL BOARD 00 - v3
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
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Docket Nos. 50-498A
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50-499A
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(South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY
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Docket Nos. 50-445A
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50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing:
MOTION TO PRECLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM FILING PRINCIPAL BRIEF AS A REPLY were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 7th r
day of April, 1980.
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Alan S.
Rosenthal, Chairman Jon C. Wood, Esquire Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane s
Board Panel
& Barrett U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1500 Alamo National Building Washington, D.C.
20555 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Thomas S. Moore Charles G. Thrash, Jr.,
Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal E.W.
Barnett, Esquire Board Panel Theodore F. Weiss, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Michael C. Farrar Houston, Texas 77002 Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board Panel R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire UJS. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Steven R.
Hunsicker, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue Marshall E. Miller, Chairman Washington, D.C.
20006 Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Frederic D.
Chanania, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael B.
Blume, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 Ann P.
Hodgdon, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael L.
Glaser, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Roff Hardy Chairman and Chief Executive Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Officer Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Central Power and Light Company Panel Post Office Box 2121 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Washington, D.C.
20555 G.K. Spruce, General Manager Atomic Safety and Licensing City Public Service Board Appeal Board Panel Post Office Box 1771 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission San Antonio, Texas 78203 Washington, D.C.
20555 Mr. Perry G. Brittain Chase R.
Stephens, Supervisor (20)
President Docketing and Service Branch Texas Utilities Generating Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2001 Bryan Tower Washington, D.C.
20555 Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Jerome D.
Saltzman G.W.
Oprea, Jr.
Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity Executive Vice President Group Houston Lighting & Power Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 1700 Washington, D.C.
20555 Houston, Texas 77001 J.
Irion Worsham, Esquire R.L.
Hancock, Director Merlyn D.
Sampels, Esquire City of Austin Electric Utility Spencer C. Ralyea, Esquire Post Office Box 1086 Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels Austin, Texas 78767 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 l
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0 t Kenneth M.
Glazier, Esquire Don R.
Butler, Esquire David A.
Dopsovic, Esquire 211 East Seventh Street Frederick H. Parmenter, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 Susan B.
Cyphert, Esquire Nancy A.
Luque, Esquire Mr. William C.
Price Robert Fabrikant, Esquire Central Power & Light Company Energy Section Antitrust Division Post Office Box 2121 U.S.
Department of Justice Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C.
20044 Mr.
G.
Holman King West Texas Utilities Company Morgan Hunter, Esquire Post Office Box 841 Bill D.
St. Clair, Esquire Abilene, Texas 79604 McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Fifth Floor Jerry L.
Harris, Esquire Texas State Bank Pu11 ding Richard C. Balough, Esquire 900 Congress Averue City of Austin Austin, Texas 73701 Post Office Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 W.S.
Robson General Manager Joseph B.
Knotts, Jr., Esquire South Texas Electric Cooperative, Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Inc.
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Dennis Ahearn, Esquire Route 6, Building 102 Debevoise & Liberman Victoria Regional Airport 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Victoria, Texas 77901 Washington, D.C.
20036 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Don H. Davidson George Spiegel, Esquire City Manager Robert A. Jablon, Esquire City of Austin Marc R.
Poirier, Esquire P.O. Bo:t 1088 Spiegel & McDiarmid Austin, Texas 78767 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
Suite 312 Jay Galt, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20037 Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays 219 Couch Drive Kevin B.
Pratt Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Texas Attorney General's Office Post Office Box 12548 Knolant J.
Plucknett Austin, Texas 78711 Executive Director Committee on Power for the South-William H.
Burchette, Esquire west, Inc.
Frederick H.
Ritts, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Watergate 600 Building John W. Davidson, Esquire Sawtell, Goode, Davidson & Tioili Tom W.
Gregg, Esquire 1100 San Antonio Savings Building Post Office Box Drawer 1032 San Antonio, Texas 78205 San Angelo, Texas 76902 Douglas F. Johh', Escuire Leland F. Leatherman, Esquire McDermott, Will and Emery McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.
1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
711 West Third Street Suite 1201 Little Rock', Arkansas 72201 Washington, D.C.
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r Joseph Gallo, Esquire Robert H.
Loeffler, Esquire David M. Stahl, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1120 Connecticut Avenue, Sumee 325 Washington, D.C.
20036 Michael I. Miller, Esquire James A.
Carney, Esquire Sarah Welling, Esquire Martha E.
Gibbs, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale One First National Plaza Suite 4200 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Paul W.
Eaton, Jr., Esquire Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley 600 Henkle Building Post Office Box 10 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 Robert M.
Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 W.N. Woolsey, Esquire Kleberg, Dyer, Redfors & Weil 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Donald M. Clements Esquire Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Dick Terrell Brown, Esquire 800 Milam Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 w