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Case 1:93-cg-00648-SGB

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Filed 06/17/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS __________________________________________ ) LAND GRANTORS IN HENDERSON, ) UNION, AND WEBSTER COUNTIES, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 93-648 X v. ) ) Judge Charles F. Lettow (Presiding Officer), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Senior Judges Lawrence S. Margolis, ) Loren A. Smith, Review Panel Defendant. ) __________________________________________) PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE ITS OPENING BRIEF Plaintiffs oppose the Defendant's Motion to enlarge its time for filing its opening brief, from July 2, 2008 to August 8, 2008. The Final Report, upon which the Defendant will base its exceptions, was issued on April 18, 2008, almost two months ago. The parties have also briefed most, if not all of the issues, to be addressed by the Review Panel when this case was before the Hearing Officer. If the Court decides to grant the Government's Motion for Enlargement, however, Plaintiffs ask that their filing dates be likewise modified. Respectfully submitted,

_/s/ Nancie G. Marzulla_ Nancie G. Marzulla MARZULLA LAW 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 822-6760 (202) 822-6774 (facsimile) Dated: June 17, 2008 Counsel for Plaintiffs

Case 1:93-cg-00648-SGB

Document 249

Filed 06/17/2008

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Of Counsel: M. Stephen Pitt Merrill S. Schell Jean W. Bird WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS, LLP 500 West Jefferson Street, Suite 2800 Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2898 (502) 589-5235 (502) 589-0309 (facsimile)