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DATE: September 13, 1996
CASE No.: 96-ERA-34
96-ERA-38
IN THE MATTER OF:
RONALD THOMPSON
Complainant
v.
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY and
HOUSTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Respondents
UPON CONSIDERATION OF Respondent, Houston Lighting & Power Company's Motion to Compel, Complainant's Response and Motion for Enlargement of Time, the parties' respective arguments related to the pending motions, and the record herein, it be and hereby is:
ORDERED that Compainant shall serve his responses to Respondent's written discovery requests in DOL Case No. 96-ERA-34 on September 18, 1996; and it is further:
ORDERED that Respondent's Motion to Compel is DENIED; and it is further:
ORDERED that before any motion to compel discovery is filed, the affected parties or counsel must make reasonable good faith efforts, both orally and in writing, in an effort to resolve the disputed matter in accordance with our Rules of Practice which encourage such cooperation among the parties.
DAVID W. DI NARDI
Administrative Law Judge
Dated: September 13, 1996
Boston, Massachusetts
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