Thanks to Alex Goldberg for forwarding this helpful opinion.

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From: Goldberg, Alex [mailto:Alex.Goldberg@williams.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:49 PM
To: 'chealey@LUCE.com'
Subject: FW: Notice of Lodgment - Legislative Counsel Opinion


Chris,

Please see the attached tif file containing a very important CA legislative
counsel opinion that we should also consider lodging w/ the court or at
least using in our various pleadings.  I thought I sent it around a few days
ago.  Apparently there was a problem.  Please forward as needed.

Alex

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Subject: FW: Notice of Lodgment - Recent FERC Order


Per our discussion this morning, here is the draft Notice that Tim Taylor
prepared on the recent FERC order.  Please send any comments directly to Tim
by the close of business today. Thanks.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Taylor [mailto:ttaylor@smrh.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:19 PM
To: 'chealey@luce.com'
Cc: Carlton Varner
Subject: 51205385_1.WPD


  Here is the notice of lodgement you asked me to prepare during the
confernece call just concluded.

 51205385_1.WPD

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