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Report To The California Public Utilities Commission Regarding Ex Parte Communications And Related Practices, Michael J. Strumwasser, Beverly Grossman Palmer, Dale K. Larson
Report To The California Public Utilities Commission Regarding Ex Parte Communications And Related Practices, Michael J. Strumwasser, Beverly Grossman Palmer, Dale K. Larson
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Part I contains the analysis of existing law. We review the statutes and regulations governing ex parte communications before the CPUC, examine corresponding laws of other jurisdictions, and compare the CPUC statutes and regulations with those of the other jurisdictions. In Part II we examine actual ex parte practices before the CPUC. Based on data obtained from notices filed on the Commission’s website by parties to rate-setting cases, we provide a quantitative characterization of the extent and nature of noticed ex parte communications over the past roughly 22 years. We then place ex parte communications within the context of the …