September 29, 1998

Mr. Frank C. Jones

King & Spalding

Attorneys-at-Law

191 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763

RE:	A98A2077 , A98A2078 , A98A2079 , A98A2080 , A98A2081 , A98A2082 , A98A2083 . and all those for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations v. Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors

A98A2084 .	Institute of Nuclear Power Operations v. Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors

Dear Mr. Jones:

I am in receipt of your facsimile communications of 5:28 p.m., September 28, 1998 regarding the above referenced appeals. In response to your inquiry, please be advised that according to Rule 28(a)(2) of this Court, "No additional time will be granted [for oral arguments] except on application made in writing at least five days before the date set for the call of the case.... A companion case or cross appeal may, in the discretion of the Court, be treated as a separate case for oral argument if counsel so requests prior to commencing argument."

Ordinarily, companion cases are argued as a single case with 15 minutes per side. However, upon motion to the Court five days prior to oral argument, or upon a request of counsel at oral argument to the Court, the Court may at its discretion, grant additional time. If additional time is granted for one side, then an equal amount of time is extended to the other side. It is up to the attorneys representing the parties to decide on how to divide their time for oral argument.

I hope this has answered your concerns regarding the oral arguments for the above cases. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

Letter to Frank C. Jones

September 29, 1998

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