Agenda Package - 11-19-12 Reg. Meeting

Home Browse Search

-17- EXHIBIT NO. P -2 PAGE 3 OF 11 3. Formal discovery requests related to the application and the Company's prefiled direct testimony shall be served on the Company by hand delivery, facsimile, or electronic delivery (with the Company's agreement), no later than 14 calendar days prior to the filing of Public Staff and other intervenor testimony. The Company shall have up to ten calendar days to file with the Commission objections to the discovery requests on an item -by -item basis, but in no event shall objections be filed later than ten calendar days prior to the deadline for the filing of Public Staff and other intervenor testimony. 4. Formal discovery requests of the Public Staff or other intervenors shall be served by hand delivery, facsimile, or electronic delivery (with the agreement.of the receiving party), no later than five calendar days after the filing of that party's testimony. The party served shall have up to three business days to file with the Commission objections to the discovery requests on an item -by -item basis, but in no event shall objections be filed later than nine calendar days after the filing of that party's testimony. 5. Formal discovery requests related to pre -filed rebuttal testimony shall be served by hand delivery or facsimile no later than two business days after the filing of such testimony. The party served shall have up to two calendar days to file with the Commission objections to the discovery requests on an item -by -item basis, but in no event shall objections be filed later than three business days after the filing of such rebuttal testimony. Discovery related to rebuttal testimony shall be limited to new material introduced in such rebuttal testimony and will be carefully scrutinized upon objection that such discovery should have been sought during the initial period of discovery. 6. Discovery requests need not be filed with the Commission when served; however, any party filing objections shall attach a copy of the relevant discovery request to the objections. Each discovery request, or part thereof, to which no objection is filed shall be answered by the time objections are due, subject to other agreement of the affected parties or other order of the Commission. Upon the filing of objections, the party seeking discovery shall have two business days to file with the Commission a motion to compel, and the party objecting to discovery shall have one day thereafter to file a response. All objections, motions to compel, and responses shall be served on the other affected party by hand delivery, facsimile, or electronic delivery (with the agreement of the receiving party), at or before the time of filing with the Commission. 7. A party shall not be granted an extension of time to pursue discovery due to that party's late intervention or other delay in initiating discovery.