california senate formally withdraws contempt actions enron yesterday reached agreement senate regarding terms conditions company would provide information senator dunn committee investigating wholesale price spikes return dunn agreed committee formally withdraw contempt actions enron morning dunn convened committee committee formally withdrew contempt actions story related deal attached questions let know best jeff original message denne karen sent friday september 14 2001 11 02 kean steven j sanders richard b dasovich jeff palmer mark pr schmidt ann subject contempt articles enron agrees provide files averts senate contempt finding emily bazar bee capitol bureau published sept 14 2001 state lawmakers moved drop contempt charges enron corp thursday energy marketer agreed begin turning thousands pages documents immediately last minute wrangling enron special senate committee investigating energy price manipulation essentially brought end series extraordinary legislative proceedings last invoked 1929 following hours closed door meetings enron signed agreement early evening allowing dodge impending contempt finding full senate possibility stiff fines deal enron begin sharing records committee exchange confidentiality agreement intended protect sensitive documents turned took long bring resolution said state sen joe dunn santa ana chairs committee help think pending sanctions contempt part deal however enron agree drop lawsuit filed july asking court intervene behalf said spokeswoman karen denne said company still considering options pleased agreed withdraw contempt charges denne said enron two companies managed quickly purge charges found contempt late june refused turn documents violating subpoenas committee issued june 11 subpoenas called documents kinds including specific details prices quantities capacity companies transactions state wholesale electricity market enron officials balked request saying want turn documents might include confidential trade secrets ultimately refusal turn documents brought company perilously close found contempt senate thursday morning senate rules committee met consider committee contempt recommendation whether forwarded full senate along suggested punishments form fines hour finger pointing confusing allegations senate president pro tem john burton sent two sides conference room work differences 6 p enron officials signed confidentiality agreement several companies signed dunn said committee continue meet throughout fall inspect documents provided energy companies addition committee awaits records several municipal utilities including sacramento municipal utility district smud among 11 municipal utilities recently received subpoenas committee requesting documents bee emily bazar reached 916 326 5540 ebazar sacbee com enron state reach agreement papers power company avoids contempt order files electricity market september 14 2001 kimberly kindy orange county register sacramento enron corp signed confidentiality agreement late thursday allow release thousands documents aid senate investigation california electricity market compromise apparently ends six months stalled negotiations stake enron move hold company contempt start assessing millions dollars fines senate rules committee thursday morning delayed day vote consider asking full senate hold enron contempt company turned subpoenaed documents delaying decision senate leader john burton san francisco ordered attorneys legislative counsel california senate committee investigating electricity price gouging enron room work agreement would protect security confidential documents contain trade secrets let hope cooler minds prevail said rules committee member sen ross johnson r irvine committee members moved conference room daylong meeting contempt proceedings dropped said sen joe dunn santa ana chairs senate committee investigating price gouging possible collusion electricity market enron officials return calls seeking comment agreement late thursday state senate today also expected consider resolution would order nation two largest public employee pension funds sell stock company found contempt legislature legislative counsel california recommending action good public policy hold stock companies contempt california legislature therefore contempt people california said dunn asked counsel review recommendation enron agrees turn documents senate investigators jennifer coleman associated press september 13 2001 sacramento enron corp agreed thursday release company documents senate committee investigating possible price manipulation ending committee quest cite energy company contempt complying subpoena senate rules committee heard arguments enron senate select committee investigate price manipulation wholesale energy market whether energy company found contempt june select committee subpoenaed enron files part investigation record high prices state wholesale electricity market enron sued quash subpoena motion judge rejected judge agreed however enron entitled protective order documents revealing sensitive trading financial information sen joe dunn santa ana chairman select committee said late thursday enron agreed confidentiality agreement accepted several generators agreement dunn said committee would withdraw report recommended enron found contempt said expects documents transferred immediately dunn argued subpoena also covered nonconfidential documents since energy company also refused release papers committee contempt asked sen john burton san francisco chairman rules committee approve fines enron day comply subpoena daily fines would start 1 000 doubling day 10 days company would fined 1 million day enron lawyer michael kirby said company put 49 000 nonconfidential documents depository sacramento committee investigators could review dennis murphy lawyer select committee said enron tell investigators depository located committee discovered address documents filed enron court case said trying get depository week allowed people verify documents said kirby disputed blamed committee delays turning balance documents two parties met since judge ordered protective order kirby said committee refused work order details dunn said law requires enron produce documents entitled protective order sen ross johnson r irvine said dunn push enron found contempt smacks point enron punished exercising right go court contempt report reliant energy also sent senate contempt finding mirant corp later reversed company opened document depository sacramento committee investigators full senate imposes sanctions reliant enron first time since 1929 senate voted jail reluctant witnesses committee investigation price fixing price gouging involving cement sales state