The City of Houston Lake, Missouri, )
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Complainant, )
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v. ) File No. WC-2014-0260
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Missouri-American Water Company, )
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Respondent. )
Issue Date: March 25, 2015 Effective Date: March 25, 2015
On March 27, 2014, The City of Houston Lake, Missouri (“Houston Lake”) filed the above-styled complaint. Houston Lake, Missouri-American Water Company (“MAWC”) and the Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) filed a Stipulation of Dismissal on March 24, 2015.
Commission Rule 4 CSR
240-2.116(1) states that once prepared testimony has been filed, a complainant
may dismiss an action only by leave of the Commission, or by written consent of
all the parties.[1] Houston
Lake and MAWC filed prefiled testimony.
Thus, leave of the Commission is needed for Houston Lake to dismiss this
complaint.
The Stipulation of Dismissal
states that Houston Lake and MAWC have settled the complaint to their mutual
satisfaction. Also, Houston Lake, MAWC,
and Staff all consent to the dismissal.
The Commission, therefore, will grant Houston Lake leave to dismiss the
complaint. This file shall be closed.
THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:
1. The City of Houston Lake is granted leave to dismiss the above-styled complaint.
2. This order shall be effective when issued.
3. This file shall be closed on March 26, 2015.
BY THE COMMISSION
Morris L. Woodruff
Secretary
Ronald D. Pridgin, Deputy Chief Regulatory
Law Judge, by delegation of authority
pursuant to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.
Dated
at
on this 25th day of March, 2015.
[1] The Office of the Public Counsel is a party to all Commission cases, and did not file written consent to the dismissal.