ML20126H134

Affidavit That Substantial & Unreasonable Hardship Will Be Imposed on Intervenor Unless Jm Scott Remains Both Expert Witness & Atty

ML20126H134
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	03/22/1981
From:	Hunt R, Hutton J TEXAS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
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NUDOCS 8104060603
Download: ML20126H134 (2)

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COUNTY OF HAPJtIS X 4-M se Before me, the undersigned authority, on tt_ personally appeared JSFF ALAH HUTTCH and RICHARD HUUT, both to me well known, who , after being by me first duly sworn, did depose and say as follo ws:

1 That Richard Hunt is the President of TZX PIRG (statewide) and Chairperson of the Rico University Chaptor of TEX PIRG.

2. That Jeff Alan Hutton is the Treasure of TEX PIRG (statewide) and Precident of the Univeruity of Houston Charter of TEX PIRG.

.5 . That Jamec Morgan Scott, Jr. wac retained in mid 1978 to represent both TEX PIRG (statecride) and the University o f Houcton Chapter of TEX PIRG as their attorney in this 1:roceeding (Lochet U0 50-466).

4. That James Morgan Scott, Jr. has explained to us that DR 5-101 l

and DR 5-102 of the Code o f Professional Responsibility for attorneys

! requires that he withdraw as attorney if he is to be a witneuc in the same case unleco his withdrawal would work a subctantial hard-chip on TEX PIRG because of his dictinctive value au councel.

5. That Tex PIRG wichec James Morgan Scott, Jr. to be an e:gert witness for it in thece proceedin6s because it hac been unable to 1.

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find any other ex : ort viitnessec !; hat it can afford and that have the education and training required to be an expert in the cafoty yhace of the ::roceeding.

6. That TEX PIRG vtiches that Jamec Morgan Scott, Jr. remain ac itc attorney decpite our knov/ ledge that tho ;ur.coce of DR 5-102 is to protect TEX FIRG.

7. That a cubctantial and unrec.conable hardchip viill be in7oce:l on TEX PIRG unleca Jamec liorgan ;jcott, Jr. is allovicu to be both expert vritnocs and attorney for TEX PIRG becauso:

(a) '!c have been unable to retain any other expert viitnesa or attorney.  ;

1 (b) 'ile are not able to afford any other erjert viitness cr attorney.

(c) l!c Imov/ of no other attorney that han the scientific  !

training and education necessary to ef fectively cross-examino the ex;ert riitneases of applicant on cafety iacues. Jamec Scott hac a IIS in phycica and 33 degrees in Chemistry, ;hycica and math.

(d) lio other attorney trould have tiac to become familior viith the troceeding cuch thgt they could be effective.

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Pr d ant of 9e:A FIRO (atatertide) l CC 4 V uV

._ Alem Huttbn L Precident o f U.II. Tex PIRC i

l Sviorn to and cubscribed before me, this _ di9wo day o f March, 1981 ep/ ,

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the state of Texac C. F. NicHOLSON Notary PUDlIC, State of 7

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