ALJ/KK3/avs Date of Issuance 8/1/2011

Decision 11-07-043 July 28, 2011

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

LA COLLINA DAL LAGO, L.P.; and BERNAU DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Complainants, vs. PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, dba AT&T California (U1001C), Defendant.

Case 09-08-021 (Filed August 27, 2009)

ORDER EXTENDING STATUTORY DEADLINE

Summary

Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(d) provides that adjudicatory matters such as this Complaint (C.) 09-08-021 shall be resolved within 12 months after they are initiated, unless the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) makes findings why that deadline cannot be met and issues an order extending the 12-month deadline. In this proceeding, the 12-month deadline for resolving the case is August 27, 2011. Although it is likely that a Presiding Officer's Decision (POD) will be served on the parties by that date, it is possible that one of the parties will file an appeal of the POD within the 30-day period provided for such appeals in Rule 14.4(a) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, or that a Commissioner will file a request for review of the POD within the 30-day period provided for such requests in Rule 14.4(b).

Thus, even if a POD were to be issued by the end of August, it would not be possible to resolve this case within the one-year period provided in Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(d). Because of these circumstances, we have concluded that it is appropriate to extend the 12-month deadline in this case for six-months, until February 27, 2012.