ML19329C759

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Discusses Law Firm Conflict of Interest in Representing City of Cleveland,Oh & Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. Voluntary Withdrawal as Util Representative Before NRC Proceedings Requested
ML19329C759
Person / Time
Site: Davis Besse, Perry  Cleveland Electric icon.png
Issue date: 10/11/1975
From: Hart R
CLEVELAND, OH
To: Lansdule J
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY
References
NUDOCS 8002190877
Download: ML19329C759 (1)


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RALPH J. PERK, MAYOR oEPARTMCNT of LAW HCOM zi3 e CITY J AMES D. D Avis October 11, 1975 ci.cvcwo. omo o REcton  :: . . ..toco Mr. John Lansdale Attorney at Law Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1800 Union Commerce Building Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Dear Mr. Lansdale:

As we have discussed, the City of C:.eveland is raising a very serious issue of a conflict of interest of your gen-eral representation of the City and defendant, The Cleve-land Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) in Civil Action

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No. C-75-560 recently filed in the Federal Distric* Court here in Cleveland. Further, should your firm atterpt to represent CEI before the !!uclear Reculatorv Ccemission in any of.the pending causes IRC Docket 2:os. [50' 3 f5X', -5 0- 50 0 A, 50-501A, 50-440A, 50-441A, wherein the Cic M n' inter-venor, we shall seek your removal as counsel for CEI.

Our hope is that your firm will voluntarily withdraw from these causes and that no legal actica need be taken.

This letter is your formal notice of our position en this matter. We want to give you cdequate opportunity to with-draw and the fact that we have not already filed is not to be constured as a change in our position or a' ~vaiver ~ ' ~

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Should your firm not withdraw, we shall file the appropri-ate motion for your forcibic removal.

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