proceeding, will not happen until after December 16, 2017. Until such time as the proceeding is concluded, the complaint before the Commission should be dismissed without prejudice, so that the parties may focus their attention and efforts on the arbitration. Extension of the statutory deadline will also provide the assigned Administrative Law Judge with time to prepare a decision dismissing the complaint without prejudice. After the arbitration proceeding is concluded, the complainant may file a new complaint explaining what issues remain between complainant and defendants that the Commission must resolve. Therefore, an extension of the statutory deadline until June 16, 2018, is necessary. Waiver of Comment Period Pursuant to Rule 14.6(c)(4) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Commission may reduce or waive the period for public review and comment of proposed decisions extending the deadline for resolving adjudicatory proceedings. Accordingly, the otherwise applicable period for public review and comment on an extension order issued pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(i) is being waived. Assignment of Proceeding Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves is the assigned Commissioner and Robert M. Mason III is the assigned ALJ in this proceeding. Findings of Fact The statutory deadline for resolving this adjudication proceeding is December 16, 2017.
proceeding, will not happen until after December 16, 2017. Until such time as the proceeding is concluded, the complaint before the Commission should be dismissed without prejudice, so that the parties may focus their attention and efforts on the arbitration. Extension of the statutory deadline will also provide the assigned Administrative Law Judge with time to prepare a decision dismissing the complaint without prejudice. After the arbitration proceeding is concluded, the complainant may file a new complaint explaining what issues remain between complainant and defendants that the Commission must resolve. Therefore, an extension of the statutory deadline until June 16, 2018, is necessary. Waiver of Comment Period Pursuant to Rule 14.6(c)(4) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Commission may reduce or waive the period for public review and comment of proposed decisions extending the deadline for resolving adjudicatory proceedings. Accordingly, the otherwise applicable period for public review and comment on an extension order issued pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(i) is being waived. Assignment of Proceeding Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves is the assigned Commissioner and Robert M. Mason III is the assigned ALJ in this proceeding. Findings of Fact The statutory deadline for resolving this adjudication proceeding is December 16, 2017.
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