ML20087K344

Motion to Quash Subpoena.* RP Weiss Moves That Subpoena Served by Wj Mcnulty Be Quashed.W/Certificate of Svc

ML20087K344
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	08/17/1995
From:	Hendrix R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
Shared Package
ML20087K315	List: ML20087K313 ML20087K333 ML20087K344
References
2-94-036S, 2-94-36S, NUDOCS 9508230223
Download: ML20087K344 (8)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS Of FICE CF SEPPE TARY I

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BRANCH In the Matter of: l Crystal River Nuclear Plant Case No.-2-94-036S  :

In Re: Robert Parker Weiss t

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.: t COMES NOW Robert Parker Weiss, by and through counsel, and hereby moves that a subpoena served upon him on or about 7/28/95' by William J. McNulty, Field Office -i Director, Office of Investigations, Region II, be quashed. 'As grounds for this motion, j i

Movant would make the followir.g showing:

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i The subpoena in question is marked hereto as Exhibit "A". It calls for testimony to '  !

be given before the Office of Investigation on August 15, 1995.

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A request has been made of the NRC for transcripts of the prior statements that were . j -l

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made, upon information and belief, back in December,1994. Notwithstanding a mquest for i transcripts of this prior interview, this request has been denied.

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Denial of Movant's reasonable request for access to his prior NRC' testimony..

j j constitutes a denial of his right to have effective representation of counsel during-thel ' , j upcoming OI interview. ,

5. 4 At the time of his prior interview, the Movant was not represented by counsel. > In-. ,

addition, it has been more than eight (8) months since his prior OI interview. , ,

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The undersigned cannot effectively represent his client concerning questions about a' j --

l prior interview if he is denied access to his client's prior transcript of interview. 'To deny . f the movant's request for a copy of his transcript not only will render his right to effective '

representation of counsel meaningless, it will also deprive him of due process of law.

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1 Upon information and belief, the Office of Investigations has had complete access to j

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from the prior interview. and, in' fact, intend to question the movant about his prior statements.

8. l t Other individuals who were interviewed in connection with this' case have' obtained .

copies of their transcripts. Given that .these other. transcripts have already been made l available to other witnesses, there would be no prejudice' whatsoever to the' Office of -

j Investigations or the NRC in providing to Movant his transcript of the prior OI interview. ,

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To deny Movant's reasonable request for'His transcript,'when other witnesses have ~

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, obtained their transcripts, denies Movant equal protection of the. law. The ' Office of ' ,

i:. _l Investigations' denial of Movant's request for his transcript also suggests that the" subpoena i 1

-t-i- ..i has been issued not such much as an aid in the search for the truth, but rather as an ; i' adversarial investigative tool. I!

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The OI interviews, hopefully, are designed to search for the truth. This objective j

i cannot be fulfilled if witnesses do not have refreshed recollections of the facts.

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counsel, and in order to protect his due process rights, it is hereby respectfully requested that i l i

j the subpoena served upon him, marked as Exhibit "A", be quashed until such time as the  !

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t Office of Investigations makes available to Movant a copy of his prior OI transcript.' In lieu j

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thereof, Movant would ask that an Order issue prohibiting OI from questioning him about any j <

' of the issues that were discussed at his prior OI interview.

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Respectfully submitted,  ;.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS ,

IN THE MATTER OF: Crystal River Nuclear Plant CASE NO. 2-94-036S TO: Robert Parker Weiss YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED, pursuant to Section 161 (c) of the Atomic Energy Act of '

1954;~as amended, to appear at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations,101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30323 on the 15th day of August,

~ 1995, at 9:30 a.m. to testify in the matter of an NRC investigation of Crystal River licensed

, control room operators.

YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDED to provide the NRC all records, including but not limited to, documents, notes, phone records and computer records reganiing control room operations at Crystal River on September 4 and 5,1994.

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Requested by: James Y. Vorse, Sr. Investigator Office of Investigations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, NW - Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA 30323 (404) 331-6502 On motion made promptly, and in any event at or before the time specified in the subpoena for compliance by the person to whom the subpoena is directed, and on noti:e to the party at whose instance the subpoena was issued, the Commission may (1) quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable or requires evidence not relevant to any matter in issue, or (2) condition denial of the mation on just and reasonable terms. Such motion should be directed to the Secretary of the Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Failure to comply with the terms of this subpoena may resuk in the Commission's seeking judicial enforcement of the subpcena pursuant to Section 133 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2281. ~

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CERTIFICATE OF PERSONAL SERVICE:  ;

i I cenify that I delivered a copy of this subpoena in hand to:

on , 19 __,at o' clock M., at ,

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i, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY MAIL: --

I certify that I caused a copy of this subpoena to be mailed by Certified Mail ,

mail, postage prepaid, to the address specified and with delivery restricted to the person named thereon on July 28 , 19 95 , Receipt No. P 142 896 564 g .

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', This is to certify that I have this day served counsel for the opposing party in the . .-

foregoing matter with a copy of the above pleading by depositing a copy of same in the. ,

United States Mail with adequate postage thereon addressed as follows: l

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