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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 1:01-cv-2531-JLK

GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT GO-245, UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, Plaintiff, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, and GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT GO-009, Defendants.

UTU DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

Defendants United Transportation Union ("UTU") and UTU General Committee of Adjustment GO-009 (collectively "UTU Defendants") hereby submit their opposition to Plaintiff's motion to consolidate this case with the action initiated by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ("BLET") to vacate the award issued by System Board of Adjustment 1155, BLET v. BNSF Railway Co., No. 1:07-cv-01889.

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On September 21, 2007, the UTU Defendants filed an opposition Plaintiff's motion to reopen this case. As set for fully in the opposition, there are three principle reasons why this case should not be reopened. First, this case does not present a major dispute and therefore this Court lacks jurisdiction. Second, there is no need to reopen the case because Defendants are complying with the arbitration award. Lastly, reopening this case is premature in light of BLET's petition to vacate the arbitration award. Because this case should not be reopened, the UTU Defendants submit that the case likewise should not be consolidated. CONCLUSION For all the foregoing reasons, the UTU Defendants respectfully request that this Court deny Plaintiff's motion to consolidate. Respectfully submitted,

s/ Carmen R. Parcelli John A. Edmond Carmen R. Parcelli Guerrieri, Edmond, Clayman & Bartos, P.C. 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-2243 tel: (202) 624-7400 fax: (202) 624-7420 email: [email protected] [email protected]

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Richard Rosenblatt Richard Rosenblatt & Assocs., LLC 8085 East Prentice Avenue Greenwood Village, CO 80111 tel: (303) 721-7399 fax: (720) 528-1220 email: [email protected] Dated: October 22, 2007 Counsel for Defendants UTU and UTU General Committee of Adjustment GO-009

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 22nd day of October, 2007, I caused a copy of the foregoing UTU Defendants' Opposition To Plaintiff's Motion To Consolidate to be served by the Court's electronic filing system:

David M. Pryor ([email protected]) BNSF Railway Company 2500 Lou Menk Drive, AOB-3 Fort Worth, TX 76131-2828 Walter J. Downing ([email protected]) Hall & Evans, L.L.C. 1125 17th Street, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80202 Martin D. Buckley ([email protected]) Michael J. Belo ([email protected]) Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.C. 370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4800 Denver, CO 80202

John O'B. Clarke, Jr. ([email protected]) Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, P.C. 1050 17th Street, N.W., Suite 444 Washington, DC 20036 Michael S. Wolly ([email protected]) Zwerdling, Paul, Kahn & Wolly, P.C. 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 712 Washington, DC 20036-5405 Thomas B. Buescher ([email protected] Buescher, Goldhammer, Kelman & Dodge, P.C. 1563 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80206

s/ Carmen R. Parcelli Counsel for Defendants UTU and UTU General Committee of Adjustment GO-009