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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-2163-BNB-MEH SIERRA CLUB and MINERAL POLICY CENTER, Plaintiffs, vs. EL PASO PROPERTIES, INC., Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ EL PASO PROPERTIES, INC'S OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFFS' TRIAL EXHIBITS ______________________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to the Court's October 17, 2006 Trial Procedures Order, El Paso Properties, Inc. ("El Paso") respectfully submits this list of objections to Plaintiffs' trial exhibits: El Paso will use the following abbreviations to set forth its objections: A B The exhibit has not been authenticated. FED. R. EVID. ART. IX. The exhibit is not the best evidence. FED. R. EVID. ART. X.

CCV The exhibit was prepared by or contains testimony of agents of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V"). Plaintiffs' claim herein is identical with one of Plaintiffs' claims in Sierra Club v. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, 00-cv-02325-MSK-MEH ("the CC&V case"). El Paso moved the Court to consolidate this case with the CC&V case on December 17, 2001 [Doc. #4]. The Defendants in the CC&V case consented to consolidation [Doc. #12 & 13], but Plaintiffs opposed consolidation. [Doc. #10]. The Court denied El Paso's Motion to Consolidate on January 16, 2002 [Doc. #14]. Consequently, El Paso did not have notice of or an opportunity to cross-examine or conduct discovery with respect to the individual that prepared or testified in the document.

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The exhibit contains statements that are hearsay. FED. R. EVID. ART. VIII. The exhibit is incomplete. FED. R. EVID. 106.

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LFET If the Plaintiffs intend to rely on statements in the exhibit for the truth of the matters asserted therein, El Paso objects to the exhibit on the grounds of lack of foundation for expert testimony. FED. R. EVID. 702 & 703. LPK If the Plaintiffs intend to rely on statements in the exhibit for the truth of the matters asserted therein, El Paso objects to the exhibit on the grounds of lack of personal knowledge for lay witness testimony. FED. R. EVID. 602 & 701. The exhibit is a learned treatise and as such it can be read into the record but cannot be submitted or received as an exhibit. FED. R. EVID. 803(18). The exhibit is not relevant. FED. R. EVID. 401, 402 & 403. El Paso reserves its right under FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(3) to object at trial to any and all exhibits under FED. R. EVID. 401, 402 & 403. The exhibit contains deposition and trial testimony taken in the CC&V case. Plaintiffs did not provide El Paso with notice of the testimony or an opportunity to cross-examine the testifying witness. Thus, the exhibit is inadmissible under FED. R. CIV. P. 32. The exhibit was not produced or disclosed in accordance with FED. R. CIV. P. 26.

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El Paso reserves its right to object to Plaintiffs' Trial Exhibits as follows: 1. R. 2. R, I. 3. R. 4. R. 5. R. 6. A, B, R, U, LFET and LPK. 7. U, A, B and H. 8. No objections.

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9. U, R, A, B and H. 10. U, R, A, B and H. 11. R. 12. R. 13. R. 14. CCV, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 15. No objections. 16. CCV, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 17. U, I, R, B, H, LFET and LPK. 18. A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 19. R, H, LFET and LPK. 20. U, R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 21. I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 22. U, A, R, B, H, LFET and LPK. 23. No objections. 24. No objections. 25. A, R, I and H. 26. A, R, I and H. 27. I, R, A, B, H and LT. 28. A, R, B, H, LFET and LPK.

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29. R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 30. U, R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 31. U, R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 32. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 33. R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 34. I, R. 35. R. 36. CCV, I, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 37. CCV, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 38. No objections. 39. R, LFET and LPK. 40. CCV, R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 41. U, R, I, B, H, LFET and LPK. 42. CCV, R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 43. No objections. 44. CCV, I, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 45. U, CCV, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 46. U, CCV, R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 47. CCV, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 48. R, H, LFET and LPK.

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49. R. 50. No objections. 51. CCV, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 52. CCV, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 53. B, H, R, U, LFET and LPK. 54. CCV, A, B, H, and U. 55. R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 56. R, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 57. R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 58. R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 59. No objections. 60. I. 61. R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 62. A, LFET and LPK. 63. No objections. 64. R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 65. R, H, LFET and LPK. 66. I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 67. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 68. No objections.

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69. R, I and H. 70. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 71. CCV, U, T, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 72. CCV, U, T, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 73. R, I, A, B, and H. 74. CCV, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 75. CCV, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 76. CCV, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 77. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 78. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 79. No objections. 80. U, A, B, H, I, LFET and LPK. 81. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 82. No objections. 83. R. 84. U, A, B, H, I, LT, LEFT and LPK 85. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 86. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 87. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 88. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs.

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89. No Objections. 90. CCV, R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 91. CCV, R, I, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 92. R, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 93. U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 94. U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 95. U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 96. U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 97. U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 98. U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 99. U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 100. U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 101. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 102. I, U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 103. I, U, A, B, H, LT, LFET and LPK. 104. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 105. U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 106. U, A, B, H, I, LEFT and LPK. 107. I, U, A, B, H, R, LT, LFET and LPK. 108. I, U, A, B, H, R, LT, LFET and LPK.

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109. I, U, A, B, H, R, LT, LFET and LPK. 110. I, U, A, B, H, R, LT, LFET and LPK. 111. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 112. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 113. I, U, A, B, H, R, LFET, LPK and LT. 114. I, U, A, B, H, R, LFET and LPK. 115. I, U, A, B, H, R, LFET and LPK. 116. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 117. I, U, A, B, H, R, LFET and LPK. . 118. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 119. A, B and H. This objection may be cured if Mr. McCord testifies testimony. 120. I, R, U, A, B, H and LT. 121. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 122. I, R, U, A, B H, LT, LFET and LPK. 123. I, R, U, A, B H, LT, LFET and LPK. 124. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 125. A, B and H. This objection may be cured if Mr. Burm testifies. 126. R, U, A, B, H, LFET and LPK. 127. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 128. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs.

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129. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. 130. Withdrawn by Plaintiffs. Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of December, 2006.

_s/ James L Merrill_____ James L. Merrill, #9466 Stephen D. Harris, #24178 Michael J. Gustafson, #37364 MERRILL, ANDERSON, & HARRIS, LLC 20 Boulder Crescent Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3300 Telephone: (719) 633-4421 Facsimile: (719) 633-4759 Counsel for El Paso Properties, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing EL PASO PROPERTIES, INC'S OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFFS' TRIAL EXHIBITS was sent electronically using the CM/ECF system this 22nd day of December, 2006, to the following: John M. Barth, Esq. Attorney at Law Post Office Box 409 Hygiene, Colorado 80533 Roger Flynn, Esq. Jeffrey C. Parsons, Esq. 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 101A Boulder, Colorado 80302

__s/Michael J. Gustafson_________ Michael J. Gustafson

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