ML19322A016

Response in Opposition to Applicant 800626 Request for Denial of Intervenor 800611 Motion to Compel.Applicant & NRC Did Not Raise Timely Objections to Intervenor Due Right to Discovery.W/Supporting Documents & Certificate of Svc

ML19322A016
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	07/12/1980
From:	Marrack D, Rentfro W AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, MARRACK, D.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8007220552
Download: ML19322A016 (6)

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, 12 July 1980 UNITED STATES OF AIERICA =

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Rerfro & D. I.iarrack, Response to Anolicant's 'Pyh for Denial of Intervenor's TCotion to Connel of 11 June 1980 4/

The Applicant's claim of 26 June 1980 that these Intervenors did not make proper service of the InterrogatoriesiRequest for Documents served on them 3 May 1980 and the subseque$t IJotion to Compel of 16 June 1980,is incorrect and simply reflects confusion and/or lack of communication between the Applicant's several groups of attorneys.

The Interrogatories & Request for Documents and subsequent Motion viere duly and properly served on the Applicant's declared lead-attorney, I*r. R. Gordon Gooch of Baker & Botts, 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

That Mr. Gooch is the Applicant's Lead Attorney is shown by:-

A) Mr. Gooch was introduced as the Applicant's Lead Attorney at the Pre-Hearing Conference in Houston 17 November 1978.

B) That on the NRC's Service List, I*r. Gooch's name precedes that of Ifx. Copeland and I.:r. Nevnnan as it should if Mr. Gooch is indeed the Lead Attorney for the Applicant.

(See Attachment A from ):ay . 1980 signed by I/x. Sohinki) .

Clearly, Gooch before Coneland in this,and other, service lists are not names in a random order, or alphabetical.

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-Pago 2-C) This Intervenor has racoived no advisory updating the status' of Lead-Attorney for the Applicant or requesting other persons be served in this matter.

- The Applicant's claim that the Interrogat' ries & Request for Docu-ments s(qt to Ne Applicant was untimely is a misrepresentation.

Intervenor, Dr. Marrack, accepted consolidation of his contention 2ir with that of Mr. Rerrro on the explicit understanding that Dr'.

Carrack's rights to Discovery were preserved. This condition was restated in Dr. Marrack's letter served on tir. Hancock on 2 May 1980 in response to Mr. Hancock's letter of 18 April 1980. (See Attach-ments L & D).

Neither the Applicant nor the HRC Staff Attorneys raised timely objection to preservation of Dr. Marrack's due right to Discovery.

Thus Dr. Marrack's Interrogatories & Request for Documents submitted through Mr. Rentrro were in order, proper and timely.

For the above reasons and others, Mr. Renfro and Dr. Marrack request that their Motion to Compel be sustained and that Applicant be ordered to respond.

1/ It can be anticipated that the Applicant will argue in a similar manner that Dr. Marrack's Interrogatories & Request for Documents of 11' June 1980 was not properly served. (The Applicant has not responded to these to date). For the above shown reasons, Dr. Marrack contends that the service of 11 June 1980 on the Applicant was timely and correct.

It is therefore moved that in the interests of orderly business, you so advise the Applicant.

Respectfully submitted dgjtopi. (v . Ms~-m

. f'p. W. RenlEro '

D. r'. arrack P.O. Box 1335 a20 Mulberry Lane 12 : July 1980 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Bellaire, Texas 77401

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYAtl0LICENSINGBOARD y w s

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I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO CONFIPJi AGREEMENTS ON CONSOLIDATION AND TO CONSOLIDATE CERTAIN CONTENTIONS" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 20th day of May,1980:

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq. , Chairman

• Richard Lowerre, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Asst. Attorney General. for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State of Texas Washington, DC 20555 P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Austin, Texas 78711 Route 3, Box SF"A Watkinsville, scorgia 30677 Hon. Jerry Sliva, Mayor

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City of Wallis, Texas 77485 Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger

• Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Hon. John R. Mikeska U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Austin County Judge Washington, DC 20S55 P.O. Box 310 Bellville, Texas 77418 R. Gordon Gooch, Esq.

Baker & Botts Mr. John F. Doherty 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 4327 Alconbury Street Washington, DC 20006 Houston, Texas 77021 J. Gregory Copeland, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Framson Baker & Botts 4822 Waynesboro Drive One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77035 Houston, Texas 77002

- Mr. F. H. Potthoff, III Jack Newman, Esq. 1814 Pine. Village Lowenstein, Reis, Newman & Axelrad Houston, Texas 77080 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037 D. Marrack 420 Mulberry Lane Carro Hinderstein Bellaire, Texas 77401 8739 Link Terrace Houston, Texas 77025 .. .

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4entlemen:

In response to your letter of 18th April,1580 sqy understanding is as follows; _

A) Se substance oI my contention (2b) is consolidated with Mr.Rentfro's contention (2) Two.

B) It is proposed that Mr. Rentfro be designate, by agreement between ourselves, as the " leading party" in this contention.

C) he 120 day lir:it for ' discovery' that initiated upon the acceptance of g contention (2b) in the ' order 11 March,1980 is unaffected by this proposed consolidation of zny centention (2b) with Mr. Rentfro's contention (2) or by he being designated as the ' leading party' for our consolidated contentions except to the extent that Mr. Rentfro will submit my requests.

D) All correspondence, orders or other cor=unications shall be sent to both Mr. Rentfro and myself at our respective addresses.

If this is not your ' understanding please advise Mr. Rentfro and qself within 7 days of receipt of this letter. ,

Yours respectfully, .

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Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Gentlemen:

. This is to confirm my understanding, based on a telephone conversation with Mr. Rentfro on April 15, 1980, that pursuant to our letter of March 26, 1980, you have agreed between yourselves that lir Rentfro will serve as leading party for purposes of discovery, presentation of witnesses, cross-exhmination, etc., on your consolidated conte. tion on the health effects of high-voltage trans-mission lines.

If my understanding on this matter is inaccurate in any way, p1' ease advise me promptly.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE pp I hereby certify that copies of the foregoir.g were served on the following by deposit in the United

. mail, postage, prepaid, or by hand-delivery. , gp ,y Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman Richard Lowerre, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Assistant Attorney General Board Panel for the State of Texas '

U.S. Nuclear Res,ulatory Commission P. O. Box 12548 Washington, D. C. 20555 Capitol Station Austin, Teyas 78711 Dr. E. Leonard Cheat.:=

Route 3. Box 350A Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 Stephen A. Doggett, Esq.

P. O. Box 592 Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mr. John F. Doherty U.S. Nuclear Regule. tory Commission 4327 Alconbury Washington, D. C. 20555 Houston, Texas 77021 1 Mr. Chase R. Stenhens Robert S. Framson i Docketing and Se'rvice Section Madeline Bass Framson Office of the Secretary of the 4822 Waynesboro  ;

Commission Houston, Texas 77035 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission I Washington, D. C. 20555 Carro Hinde2.L*:ein ,

J. Gregory Copciand 8739 Lin.4 T2crace 1 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77025 Homiton, Texas 7 ~/002 Atomic Safety and Licensing Ms. Brenda McCorkle Appeal Board 6140 Darnell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Houston, Texas 77074 Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Mr. W. Matthew Perrenod l 4070 Merrick 1 Jack Neviman, Esq. Houston, Texas 77025 l 1.ortenstein, Reis. Neman & Axelrad l 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.H. Mr. Wayne E. Rentfro Hashington, D. C. 20037 P. O. Box 1335 Posenba.rg, Taxas 77471 Steve Sohinki, Esq.

Staff Counsel Mr. James M. Scott U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 13935 Ivy Mount Washington, D. C. 20555 Sugar Land, Texas 774,78

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