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r~9y:;.MORRIS LAW OFFICE; 8442932at1 ; Apr•2~-(]7 ii:GVw~.i, ,oy~ , <br />WALTUN D. MURR[5, IR. <br />t. 'i <br />:.a: <br />_r <br />naofeey-at-Lxw <br />Post Office Box 6f304 <br />Charloiusville, Virginia 229JJR <br />(AM) 293-fi61( <br />FAX: 293-281 t <br />April 25.2001 <br />V!A' E1,L•rAXTRANSM15Si N <br />~~ <br />r ' <br />'i <br />y. <br />~. <br />~: <br />Mark Held, Assistant Attoracy C'rcncrd <br />OTI;ICC Of IhC COlOTadO Attorney GCDeral <br />1525 Sherman Street 7t° Floor <br />Denver, C4olosado 80203 <br />ltc: Jim and Ann Tatum v. Colorado Mined Land RecldrrJation L;oRrd, et al. <br />Case No. Ot-C;V-38 (Dist. Ct. i.as Animas County, Colo.) <br />Dear Mt. Held: <br />III lII~II~II~~IIIII <br />999 <br />Acutmpanying this letter please find thr draft order that Judge A4anzanares directed me to <br />prepare this past Monday. 1 have extracted much of language of the order directly from the transcript <br />ofthejudge'sbenchntling. Pleaserrviewthedraftandinformmevshetheryoubelieveitaccttrately <br />sets forth the Court's subetetttive ruling and the agrrement of the panics on further briefing. Again, <br />I thank you for forwarding the transcript of the bench ruling to guide preparation of the droll order. <br />r: <br />AS 1 tttrsttioned yesterday, my clients have asked the to convey to you an offer to forego Utc <br />assertion oPany claim against the Board or any other State entity for costs and expenses, including <br />rc,'tsoaab]e attorney fees, inctrred in connection with Basin's motion to adjudicate NO V No. C: V- <br />2000-009 or judicial taview of the Bosrd's order in th:u matter if the Board were to reconsider and <br />reverse its Man:h 21, 2001, order before my clients have to begin prepuatiou of their opening brief <br />onthtmeriL~int}ujudieialreviewaction. Uaderthisprnposal,myclicntswouldpre.ervetltcirright <br />to assert a claim against Basin Resources, inc., fur their costs and cxpcaws in the event my clients <br />pt;;vail on the merits of their action for judicial review. <br />Judge Maniutares found that the Tatums have shown a substantial probability ol'prevaili„g <br />nn the merits oPhis final determination whether DMG hart authority to vacate Notice of Violatiotl <br />No. CV-2000-009. 1'he judge also fotuul it likely that the Tatums will prevail on the question <br />whether R:~in established standing rn contest DMG's lecision to vacate. A victory for the Tatums <br />on the merits of either issue would, at least in their view, entitle them to rut award of cust5 and <br />expen3<y incurred in both the judicial review action iL,elf aJtd in oppo,ing Basin's motion to <br />adjudicate before the Board. Those costs crud expenses are already substantial. They will cerutinly <br />incrrzae if the Tatums aze compelled w prepare two additional briefs on the merits and w pnsrnt <br />Further oral argttalrnl in the judicial rnvi~w action. <br />ZO'd 6S~6 T0. SL .id <br />ti 8S5£998£0£:xpd <br />