ML20084R071

Informs That Util Objects to 840504 Discovery Request on Behalf of Intervenor B Stamiris.Request Impermissibly Broad & Greatly Exceeds Limits on Discovery Imposed by Aslb.Svc List Encl.Related Correspondence

ML20084R071
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Site:	Midland
Issue date:	05/17/1984
From:	Brunner J CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	Bernabei L GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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Washington, 3C 20009 Ms. Bernabei and Ms. Garde:

This is to inform you that Consumers Power Company objects to the discovery request dated May 4, 1984, on behalf of Intervenor Barbara Stamiris.

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In our opinion, the request is impermissibly broad and greatly exceeds the limits on discovery imposed by the Licensing Board.

See Consumers Power Company, (Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2) LBP-84-20, NRC

, slip op at 26 (May 7, 1984) The subject matter of the lawsuit between The Dow Chemical Company and Consumers Power Coritpany is not co-extensive with the two contentions admitted by the Licensing Board in its Order of May 7,1984.

Moreover, the request directly contradicts Ms. Bernabei's own representations made to the Licensing Board during the hearing on September 21, 1983.

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If and when a proper discovery request is framed and submitted, the Company will respond as appropriate.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, feel free to call me at the above number.

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l GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT institute for Policy Studies 1901 Ove Street. N.W.. Wcshington. D.C. 20009 (202)234 9382 l May 4. 1984 Mr. Samuel A. Haubold, Esquire Kirkland & Ellis 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 chael Miller, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Three First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60602 Gentlemen:

On behalf of Intervenor Barbara Stamitis, I request access to all documents disclosed in discovery in The Dow Chemical Co. v. Consumers Power Co., Case No. 83-002232-CK-D lawsuit, and all transcripts of depositions taken by either party in connection with the suit.

Excluded from my request are any documents subject to a protective order.

Please notify Ms. Billie Garde of my office of the arrangements for review of the documents as I will be out of town on another matter for an extended time.

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MR. MILLER: I guess I am still a little puzzled.

3 What I think 1 am hearing is that if these issues go forward, 4

what the Aeolicant can look forward to is a document request that paralle!n nr is identical to the Dow document request.

5 Ms. Bernabei is quite right that once we produce it for Dow, 6

it is no great chore to make the same set of documents available 7

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9 JUDGE BECHHOEFER:

I might say that the issues that I

she is proposing are much more limited than issues spelled out 10 11 in the Dow complaint, so I do not think -- maybe I am wrong --

12 I am not sure that 100 percent of the documents that were asked for by Dow or by Consumers are even relevant to those 13 14 three issues.

15 MS.'BERNABEI:

We e a n represent --

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I'cannot tell you that.

I 17 MS. BERNABEI:

We can represent we have no intention 18 of asking for as broad of a discovery, obviously, as'Dow.

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documents would have to go to the backercune of the negotiations 22 i1 and certain agreements between Dow and Consumers, and I cannot 23 1

l 24 see too much relevance on that.

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Revierd 4/25/34 OM/OL SERVICE -LIST Mr. Frank J. Kelley, Esq.

Mr. Steve Gadler Attorney General of the 2120 Carter Avenue State of Michigan St. Paul, MN 55108 Ms. Carole Steinberg, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Atomic Safety & Licensing Environmental Protection Div.

Appeal Board 720 Law Building U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lansing, MI 48913 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Myron M. Cherry, Esq.

Mr. William Clements (2)

Cherry & Flynn Docketing & Services 3 First National Plaza U.S. Nuclear Reguletory Commission Suite 3700 Office of the Secretary Chicago, IL 60602 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Wendell H. Marshall Ms. Mary Sinclair 4625 S. Saginaw Road 5711 Summerset Street Midland, MI 48640 Midland, MI 48640 Mr. Charles Bechhoefer, Esq.

Dr. Jerry Harbour Atomic Safety & Licensing Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission East-West Towers East-West Towers Room E-413 Room E-454 4350 East-West Highway 4350 East-West Highway.

Bethesda, MD 20014 Bethesda, MD 20014 Dr. Frederick P. Cowan Atomic Safety & Licensing Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6152 N. Verde Trail Washington, DC 20555 Apt. B-125 Boca Raton, FL 33433 Mr. Michael Miller, Esq.

Mr. V.11iam D. Paton, Esq.

Isham, Lincoln & Beale Counsel for the NRC Staff 3 First National Plaza U.S. Nuclear Regulator;. Commission Suite 5200 Washington, DC 20555 Chicago, IL 60602 Mr. D. F. Judd Mr. Frederick C. Willicms Senior Project Manager Isham, Lincoln & Beale The Babcock & Wilcox Company 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

P.O. Box 1260 Suite 325 Lynchburg, VA 24505 Washington, DC 20036 9

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Page 2 Ms. Barbara Stanriris Ms. Lynne Bernabei 5795 North River Road Government Accountability Route 3 Project of the Institute Freeland, MI 48623 for Policy Studies 1901 Q Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20009 Mr. John Demeester, Esq.

Mr. James E. Brunner, Esq.

Dow Chemical Building Cons;umers Power Company Michigan Division 212 West Michigan Avenue Midland, MI 48640 Jcckson, MI 49201 Mr. P. Robert Brown, Jr.

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