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UNITED STATES OF AMERICANUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

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)The Toledo Edison Company and ) Docket Nos. 50-346AThe Cleveland Electric Illuminating ) 50-500ACompany ) 50-501A

(Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station )-' Units 1, 2 and 3) )

)The Cleveland Electric Illuminating ) Docket Nos. 50-440ACompany, et al. ) 50-441A

(Perry Nuclear Power Plant )Units 1 and 2) )

OPPOSITION OF CITY OF CLEVELAND TOi APPLICATION FOR SUBPOENA, MOTION TO

LIMIT HEARING, AND IN THE ALTERNATIVEAPPLICATION FOR SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM

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By its Order of January 23, 19761 the Special Board appointed toi

consider the suspension of the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

established a date for hearing oral argument regarding suspension and

stated that the procedure to be followed "will be the same as that followedl'

| for the oral argument on December 31, 1975. " On January 27, 1976,2/

counsel for Squire, Sanders & Dempsey served by mail- an application

for subpoena for.Mr. Howard J. Holton and a letter to Chairman Bowers

stating that Squire, Sanders & Dempsey would offer the testimony of||

1/ Docketed January 26, 1976.,2f Received by Washington counsel for the City of Cleveland, Ohio on

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Messrs. Lansdale, Brueckel and Holton in these proceedings. City of

Cleveland (Cleveland) opposes this attempt by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

to ignore this Board's Order of January 23, 1976.

Thi Board's Order clearly states that the procedure to be followed

will be the same as that followed at the December 31, 1975 hearing. The

De cember 31, 1975 hearing was limited solely to oral argument on

Cleveland's motion to disqualify Squire, Sanders & Dempsey from repre-

senting or aiding any party representing an Applicant in these proceedings.

The matter has been fully briefed and is ready for decision. Taking oral

testimony can only result in delaying final resolution of Cleveland's motion.-

Accordingly, Cleveland urges this Board t'o limit the proceedings to oral

argument,,

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Cleveland has had no opportunity to engage in discovery directly ;

related to the issues now pending before this Board. Any attempt by

Cleveland to obtain discovery has been met with claims of privilege and

irrelevance. Only limited discovery was permitted which would relate to

Cleveland's efforts to sell $9. 8 million of bonds for rehabilitation of the

municipal light plant. Such evidence as Cleveland has developed has been

obtained by chance in discovery obtained not from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, |.

but from The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI). If this pro-

ceeding is to be opened at the last minute, for the taking of evidence, it isi

imperative that Cleveland have an opportunity to discover such documents |!

relevant to the issues herein which may exist. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey's

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eleventh hour announcement of its intention to present testimony has in

effect denied Cleveland the opportunity to depose the prospective witnesses

prior to their testifying. Such discovery is necessary if Cleveland is to

be able to engage in meaningful cross-examination of the witnesses called

by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Accordingly, Cleveland makes this-

alternative application of subpoenas duces tecum to:

Mr. Howard J. Holton308 Virginia AvenueAlexandria, Virginia 22302

John Lansdale, Jr. , E sq.

Cox, Langford & Brown21 Dupont Circle, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20036

John B. Brueckel, E sq.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey'

1800 Union Commerce BuildingCleveland, Ohio 44115

Respectfully submitted,

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Reuben Goldb rgDavid C. HjelmfeltGoldberg, Fieldman & Hjelmfelt1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20006Telephone (202) 659-2333

James B. DavisDirector of Law

Robert D. HartFirst Assistant Director of Law

City of Cleveland,

213 City HallCleveland, Ohio 44114

Telephone (216) 694-2737

Attorneys for

City of Cleveland, Ohio-

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ;*

I hereby certify that service of the foregoing Opposition Of City

Of Cleveland To Application For Subpoena, Motion To Limit Hearing,. .

And In The Alternative Application For Subpoena Duces Tecum, along

with Subpoenas Duces Tecum to Messrs. Howard J. Holton, John Lansdale, Jr.

and John B. Brueckel, has been made on the following parties listed on

the attachment hereto this 3dth day of January,1976, by depositing copies

thereof in the United States mail, first class or air mail, postage pre-

paid, or by hand delivery.

- &David C. HfelmfpitAttorney for

City of Cleveland, Ohio

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Douglas V. Rigler, Esq. , Chairman Ivan W. Smith, Esq.Atomic Safety and Licensing Boa:-1 John M. Frysiak, Esq.Foley, Lardner, Hollabaugh and Jacobs Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

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815 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D. C. 20006 Washington, D. C. 20555

Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Richard S. Salzman, ChairmanAtomic Safety and Licensing Appeals Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeals BoardU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555

Dr. John H. Buck Michael C. Farrar-

Dr. Lawrence K. Quarles Dr. W. Reed JohnsonAtomic Safety and Licensing Appeals Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeals BoardU. S. _ Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555

Howard K. Shapar, Esq.Executive Legal Director Jack R. Goldberg, Esq.U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Executive Legal DirectorWashington, D. C. 20555 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D. C. 20555Mr. Frank W. Karas, ChiefPublic Proceedings Branch Benjamin H. Vogler, Esq.Office of the Secretary Joseph Rutberg, Esq.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert J. Verdisco, Esq.Washington, D. C. 20555 Roy P. Lessy, Jr. , Esq.

Office of the General CounselAbraham Braitman, Esq. RegulationOffice of Antitrust and Indemnity U. S. Nuclear ReJulatory CommissionU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555Washington, D. C. 20555

Melvin G. Berger, Esq.Frank R. C1okey, Esq. Joseph J. Saunders, Esq.Special Assistant Attorney General Steven M. Charno, Esq.Towne House Apartments, Room 219 David A. Leckie, Esq.Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Janet R. Urban, Esq.*

Ruth Greenspan Bell, Esq.Edward A. Matto, Esq.- Antitrust DivisionAssistant Attorney General Department of JusticeChief, Antitrust Section Post Office Box 751330 East Broad Street, 15th floor Washington, D. C. 20044Columbus, Ohio 43215

Karen H. Adkins, Esq.Christopher R. Schraff, Esq. Richard M. Firestone, Esq.Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorneys GeneralEnvironmental Law Section Antitrust Section361 East Broad Street, 8th floor 30 East Broad Street, 15th floorColumbus, Ohio 43215 Columbus, Ohio 43215

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Russell J. Spetrino, Esq. - Leslie Henry, Esq.

Thomas A. Kayuha, Esq. Michael M. Briley, Esq.Ohio Edison Company Roger P. Klee, Esq.47 North Main Street Fuller, Henry, Hodge & SnyderAkron, Ohio .44308 Post Office Box 2088

Toledo, Ohio 43604

John Lansdale, Jr. , Esq.

Cox, Langford & Brown James R. Edgerly, Esq.

21 Dupont Circle, N. W. Secretary and General CounselWashington, D. C. 20036 Pennsylvania Power Company

One East Washington StreetRichard A. Miller, Esq. New Castle, Pennsylvania 16103Vice President and General CounselThe Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. Donald H. Hauser, Esq.

Post Office Box 5000 Victor A. Greenslade, Jr. , Esq.

Cleveland, Ohio 44101 The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

Post Office Box 5000Gerald Charnoff, Esq. Cleveland, Ohio 44101

Wm. Bradford Reynolds, Esq.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Thomas J. Munsch, Jr. , Esq.

910 Seventeenth Street, N. W. General Attorney

Washington, D. C. 20006 Duquesne Light Company435 Sixth Avenue

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David McNeill Olds, Esq. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219William S. Lerach, Esq.Reed, Smith, Shaw & Mc Clay Joseph A. Rieser, Esq.Post Office Box 2009 Reed, Smith, Shaw & Mc ClayPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 1155 Fifteenth Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20005Terrence H. Benbow, Esq.Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts John C. Engle, President

40 Wall Street AMP-O, Inc.New York, New York 10005 20 High Street

Hamilton, Ohio 45012

Jon T. Brown, Esq.Duncan, Brown, Weinberg & Palmer Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20006 Washington, D. C. 20555

Docketing and Service Section Atomic Safety and Licensing AppealOffice of the Secretary Board PanelU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555

Elizabeth S. Bowers, E sq. Chairman-Edward 'Luton, E sq. , MemberThomas W. Reilly, E sq. , Member-Atomic Safety and Licensing Board PanelU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555

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