Free Motion for Leave to File - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:98-cv-00126-JFM

Document 862

Filed 10/08/2004

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS : : : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : Defendant. : __________________________________________: YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, __________________________________________

No. 98-126C (Senior Judge Merow)

Filed Electronically October 8, 2004

YANKEE ATOMIC'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE REDACTED VERSIONS OF FIVE DAYS OF TRIAL TESTIMONY1 Yankee Atomic moves for leave to file, redacted copies of the five days of trial testimony that are currently filed under seal so that they may be made publicly available. Pursuant to the Court's Order of September 21, 2004, we have redacted all portions of the trial transcripts that contain proprietary information. Furthermore, subsequent to trial we have received permission to release some of the testimony concerning two decommissioning cost studies. Consistent with the Court's Order, we have provided the government with copies of the redacted transcripts, and the government has noted its agreement that the redacted transcripts may be made publicly available.

This motion should also be deemed applicable to Connecticut Yankee v. United States, No. 98-154C and Maine Yankee v. United States, No. 98-474C.

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Case 1:98-cv-00126-JFM

Document 862

Filed 10/08/2004

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For the foregoing reasons, the Court should grant our motion for leave to file and make publicly available the redacted transcripts. Upon the Court's granting of this motion Yankee Atomic will deliver the redacted transcripts to the Clerk's office. Dated: October 8, 2004 Respectfully submitted, s/Jerry Stouck___________________________ JERRY STOUCK Spriggs & Hollingsworth 1350 I Street, N.W., Ninth Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 898-5800 (202) 682-1639 (facsimile) Counsel for Plaintiff, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY Of Counsel: Robert L. Shapiro SPRIGGS & HOLLINGSWORTH

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