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Case 1:07-cv-00014-MMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS THE RICHARD A. FORSGREN REVOCABLE LIVING FAMILY PRESERVATION TRUST: CLAYTA FORSGREN, RICHARD A. FORSGREN, RICHARD E. FORSGREN, TERRI LYNN HAGER, and BARBARA ANN THOMPSON, TRUSTEES ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________________ )

No. 07-14L Hon. Margaret M. Sweeney (Electronically Filed August 7, 2007)

DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY Defendant hereby provides notice to the Court of the recent opinion in Nicholson v. United States, No. 05-1259L (Fed. Cl. Jul. 27, 2007), 2007 WL 2206857, as supplemental authority in support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed March 12, 2007. The Nicholson opinion addresses the question of whether government inaction can form the basis for a takings claim. Respectfully submitted, Dated: August 7, 2007 RONALD J. TENPAS Acting Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division /s Bruce K. Trauben by /s G. Evan Pritchard BRUCE K. TRAUBEN Environment & Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section United States Department of Justice P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 Tel.: (202) 305-0238; Fax: (202) 305-0267

Case 1:07-cv-00014-MMS

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OF COUNSEL: Steven M. Hoffman Attorney Office of the Solicitor Rocky Mountain Regional Office United States Dept. of Interior 755 Parfet Street, Room 151 Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 231-5363 fax Diane M. Connolly Deputy Regional Attorney Office of the General Counsel United States Dept. of Agriculture Mountain Region P.O. Box 25005 Lakewood, CO 80225 (303) 275-5557 fax

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