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CLIFFORD A. JO N E S HERBERT M. JO N E S MELVIN D. CLOSE, JR . JO S E P H W, BROW N GARY R GOODHEART MICHAEL E. BUCKLEY W ILL KEMP KIRK R H AR R ISO N DOUGLAS G, CROSBY RICHARD F. J D 5 T law offices JL RANDALL JO N ES CHARLES H. MCCREA, SR JA N E T 1- CHUBB DO UG LAS M. COHEN PATRICIA JL CURTlS KIRK B. LENHARD W AYNE L_ MORTIMER JU L IE N G. SOURWtNE D AVID 1_ MOUS EL DOUGLAS A. SLOANE J o n e s ,J o n e s ,Cl os e & B h o w n Ch a r t e r e d A P R O FE S S IO N A L CORPORATION SEVEN TH FLOOR - VALLEY BAN K PLAZA 3 0 0 SOUTH FOURTH STREET LAS V E G A S , N E V A D A 8 0 1 0 1 -3 0 8 6 KRISTON T. B A LLAR D C A R A 1- BROW N WILLIAM L COULTHARD DEREK C. ENCE JAMES W ERBECK J O H N W. H E L D GARY T. FOREMASTER ANTHONY C. GORDON KIRK D. HENDRICK RIC H AR D F. HOLLEY DAVID G. JO HNSO N J O H N EL LEACH PAUL A. LEMCKE MARK 0, LERNER RENEE R REUTHER STEPHEN M. RI CE ERIKA PALMER ROGERS ' JAN E A. STECKBECK KEVIN R. STOLWORTHY JOHN M. SUUJVAN March 9, 1992 Mr. Sam Chamberlain Vice President, Legal Utah Power Company 1 Utah Center 201 South Main Salt Lake City, Utah 84140 - TELEPHONE (7021 3 0 5 * 4 2 0 2 TE LE C O P IE R (702] 3 6 4 -2 2 7 6 (702) 3 B 3 -O O B 6 OF COUNSEL LYLE R IVERA FAX 801-220-4028 Dear Mr. Chamberlain: Bill Snyder, with whom you spoke, asked me to send you a copy of the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Nevada Power Company v, Monsanto Company, et a l . . No. 90-16179 - filed February 5, 1992. A copy of that decision is enclosed. This decision has generated more than a little interest among utilities, as you might well imagine. Monsanto and the other defendants (Westinghouse Electric Corporation, General Electric Company) have filed a petition for rehearing and a suggestion that the rehearing be held en banc. The Ninth Circuit should dispose of these matters one way or the other fairly soon. Please call me if I can be of any help to you. Very truly yours, JONES, JONES, CLOSE & BROWN, CHARTERED CHM/jlr Enclosure chm\nevpower\chambrln.Itr Charles H. McCrea, Sr. RENO OFFICE: 333 MARSH AVENUE * RENO, NEVADA 8 9 5 0 4 TELEPHONE (702) 3 4 0 - 0 6 8 0 * (702) 323-B 633 TELECOPIER (702) 3 4 8 - 0 0 0 6 (702) 3 2 3 - 8 6 6 0 JONES, JONES, CLOSE & BROWN, CHARTERED Seventh Floor -- Valley Bank Plaza 300 South Fourth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-6026 (702) 385-4202 MESSAGE FROM PANAFAX UF-250: f702^ 384-2276 DATE: March 9, 1992 TO: Mr. Sam Chamberlain FAX # : 801-220-4028 PHONE #: 801-220-2000 FROM: Charles H. McCrea, Sr., Esq. CLIENT/MATTER: Nevada Power/Monsanto CLIENT/M ATTER NO.: 11927.2 NUMBER OF PAGES (including cover page): 19 MESSAGE: THIS TELECOPY IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE ADDRESSEE NAMED ABOVE. IT MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE TELECOPY IN ERROR. PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE, DESTROY ALL COPIES, AND DO NOT DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION TO ANYO NE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION please call (702) 385-4202 and ask for: Dale Olin