«There have been clear
failures and
failures of communication between the utilities and the
government and the customers, and absolutely an intense review and investigation is warranted and will take place so we can take the appropriate actions —
sanctions if needed and certainly to do better next time because what we have right now is not good enough for New Yorkers,» Rhodes said.
On Jan. 30, Central District
of California Judge Dale Fischer held a hearing on the defendants» motion seeking
sanctions, dismissal
of certain counts
of the lawsuit and an adverse instruction to the jury based on the
government's
failure to preserve evidence.