U.S. Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges
John W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse
Room 507
Boston, Massachusetts
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
ORDER
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.
