John Odam has asked me to go to lunch w/ his new partners. Would you like to go? If not, how interested are you in sending them work? I think John is a great guy but he did a marginal job representing EBS on some litigation I was managing.
Answer: Lunch -- John Odam, Dan Goforth and Ted Weise
Here is an email: just talked to marcello castilho, the head of petrobras office in london. he gave me the following: their crude production is down by 900mbd. they have crude and product stocks for the next 5 days, but then will need to buy. initially the thought wud b to buy crude however, the situation may have worsened at the refineries. he was pessimistic about the discussions. said that petrobras called them to a meeting ydy as everyone knows and only upped the ante by 1pct on their side vs the 8.5 sought plus the inflation catch-up of 42pct. this really angered the unions and they have now said they will not come back to the table before seeing the numbers next time. he said petrobras is up against internal competition now from other oil and gas companies who are offering ex petrobras workers a 15pct increase over their current pay, so petrobras is in a poor position. so far the refs have been running at very low rates and the managers have not allowed the workers to leave the prmeises but have bunked them and fed them their in 12 hour shifts. by law they can only do this for 3 days and some fighting has already broken out at one location, so doubtful they can continue the 'imprisonment' much longer. if it comes to a bigger showdown he thinks the unions will just shut the refs down on the last shift that they work, and he will be buying product not crude.
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Q: Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know I made it back safe and sound from Spain. Spain is really a neat country. Very charming. So I got James' name huh? Who got my name in the drawing? When is everyone coming in for the holiday? I am planning on coming down the 23rd.
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IN: Twanda, please save this in whatever power point directory you have. Then, print for me to revise for a presentation to Energy Operations for Norma. Save this one, though, because the one I am going to use for Energy Ops will be much shorter, and this one has good stuff in it! Thanks. Michelle

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OUT: EMPLOYER PPT TRAINING FOR STERLING BANK.ppt
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=09This will update you on the matters discussed during the joint defense c= onference call held this afternoon: =091. One defendant group has approached the plaintiff's lead attorney reg= arding a non-suit prior to the December 5 deadline for moving, answering or= otherwise pleading, but has heard nothing. Others intend to do so before = December 5 as well. I am trying to quickly wrap up my due diligence on Int= ratex, and once that is done, plan to approach the plaintiffs for a non-sui= t of at least Enron Corp. and, depending on the results of the due diligenc= e, on Intratex as well. EGM has still not been served to our knowledge. =092. After discussion, counsel for the defendant holding companies have a= greed to file on December 5 bare-bones motions to transfer venue to Harris = County, with the intention of waiving them if plaintiffs appear disposed to= push back on them. This is because of the problem I mentioned in my earli= er e-mail today with a venue challenge opening the defendants up to discove= ry on the merits of the "in concert" allegations. I will be drafting a pro= posed motion to transfer venue for at least Enron Corp., and will circulate= it among the defendants for them to use as a guide. I may also draft a mo= tion to sever (one is arguably necessary for a motion to transfer venue to = be effective in a case like this), although it too would be bare-bones. On= e of the three required grounds for a motion to sever is that the severed a= nd the remaining causes must not be so intertwined as to involve the same f= acts and issues. Accordingly, I see pursuing a motion to sever on behalf o= f Enron Corp. to be highly problematic as well. =20 =093. All agreed to join in a motion to require Grynberg to show authorit= y. I have previously e-mailed you a draft prepared by F&J. We see no down= side to filing it and considerable upside, such as using it at least to blo= ck discovery by Grynberg until it is resolved. Please let me know if I hav= e your authority to sign the motion. It will be filed no earlier than Dece= mber 6, and expressly subject to earlier-filed motions to transfer venue. =094. I will be working on a plea to the jurisdiction, answer, and affirma= tive defenses to file on behalf of Enron Corp and Intratex, subject to any = motion to transfer venue, and will circulate them to you for your review an= d approval. During the conference call, I raised the issue of adding a spe= cial exception to the effect that the petition fails to state a claim, whic= h is the proper procedural vehicle for what is essentially a Rule 12(b)(6) = motion under the Texas Rules. One attorney expressed concern that filing a= special exception could be viewed as somehow prejudicing a motion to trans= fer venue. As you can clearly raise a special exception later, we decided = not to include a special exception in the pleadings we were filing on Decem= ber 5. We can always file it later. =095. On Friday, November 30, at 1:30 p.m ., there will be another joint = defense conference call. The discussion will be centered around whether La= zaro was able to find any retainer agreement between the Zapata County Inde= pendent School District and RSM (we only have a contract between Zapata Cou= nty and RSM). If Lazaro is unable to find a properly-filed contract, that = may in itself be a breach of the Texas Open Meetings Act, and an additional= ground for our motion to challenge authority. =09I will keep you advised. =09Britt =09

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OUT: RSM v. El Paso
With Aleck Dadson's recent departure, I am pleased to announce that Rob Hemstock will immediately assume a leadership role on behalf of Government Affairs for Enron Canada. Rob will be working very closely in this capacity with Rob Milnthorp as well as myself and others. Please join me in congratulating Rob on his new responsibilities.
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Organizational Announcement: Canadian Government Affairs