UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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April 14, 2005
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PACIFICORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | STATE OF OREGON
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-5152
(Commission File No.)
| 93-0246090
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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| | 825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 2000, Portland, Oregon
(Address of principal executive offices)
| | 97232-4116
(Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(503) 813-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events
In May 2004, PacifiCorp was served with a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, individual Klamath Tribal members and the Klamath Claims Committee. The complaint generally alleges that PacifiCorp and its predecessors affected the Klamath Tribes’ federal treaty rights to fish for salmon in the headwaters of the Klamath River in southern Oregon by building dams that blocked the passage of salmon upstream to the headwaters beginning in 1911. In September 2004, the Klamath Tribes filed their first amended complaint adding claims of damage to their treaty rights to fish for sucker and steelhead in the headwaters of the Klamath River. The complaint seeks in excess of $1.0 billion in compensatory and punitive damages.
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In February 2005, PacifiCorp filed a motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the Klamath Tribes’ claims as untimely under the applicable statute of limitations. On April 14, 2005, the magistrate judge issued an opinion recommending that PacifiCorp’s motion for summary judgment be granted and the case be dismissed as untimely. Parties have until May 3, 2005 to file objections to the recommendation. The final order will be subject to appeal.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99. ScottishPower Press Release dated April 18, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | | PACIFICORP
(Registrant) |
| | By |
/s/ Andrew P. Haller
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| | | Andrew P. Haller
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: April 19, 2005
