Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:00-cv-02325-MSK-MEH

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Case No. 00-cv-02325-MSK-MEH SIERRA CLUB, and MINERAL POLICY CENTER, Plaintiffs, v. CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING COMPANY, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (COLORADO) CORPORATION, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI NORTH AMERICA, INC., and GOLDEN CYCLE GOLD CORPORATION, Defendants; and Civil Action No. 01-cv-02307-MSK SIERRA CLUB, and MINERAL POLICY CENTER, Plaintiffs, v. CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING COMPANY, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (COLORADO) CORPORATION, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI NORTH AMERICA, INC., and GOLDEN CYCLE GOLD CORPORATION, Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO REOPEN EVIDENCE ______________________________________________________________________

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The Defendants hereby move the Court for an Order reopening the evidence in this case and admitting the two attached documents as Exhibits 616 and 617. As grounds, the Defendants state as follows: 1. At the end of the trial, undersigned counsel indicated that the Defendants

might seek to reopen the evidence to admit the Fourmile Creek Springs Permit and its Rationale because they had just learned that those documents were expected to issue from the State that very afternoon. 2. The Court reminded counsel to confer before doing so. Pursuant to that

reminder, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1(A), counsel has done so. Counsel for the Plaintiffs has indicated they do not oppose this motion or the admission of Exhibits 616 and 617 if they are not offered for their truth. The Defendants agree they are not offering those exhibits for their truth.1 3. There is no opposition to the Court exercising its discretion to reopen the

evidence and admit Exhibits 616 and 617 (but not for the truth of matters set forth therein). See United States v. Larson, 596 F.2d 759, 778 (8th Cir. 1978). Because there is no opposition, no evidentiary objection, no prejudice, and there was no way to present these exhibits during Defendants' case-in-chief because they did not yet exist, the Court should reopen the evidence and admit Exhibits 616 and 617 (but not for their truth).

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They also note that the Fourmile Creek Permit (Exhibit 617) becomes effective on April 1, 2006, as noted. The Defendants do not intend to appeal or in any way challenge that Permit and are willing to provide a status report to the Court after April 1, 2006 confirming that if the Court wishes. 2
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Respectfully submitted this 6th day of March, 2006.

HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. s/ Robert C. Troyer __________________________________ Robert C. Troyer 1200 17th Street, Suite 1500 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 303-899-7300 Facsimile: 303-899-7333 [email protected] and Eugene J. Riordan Lisa C. Ledet VRANESH AND RAISCH, LLP 1720 14th Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 871 Boulder, CO 80306-0871 Telephone: 303-443-6151 Facsimile: 303-443-9586 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp., and AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.

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s/ Don H. Sherwood __________________________________ Don H. Sherwood Attorney at Law 10861 West 28th Place Denver, CO 80215 Telephone: 303-233-0335 Facsimile: 303-237-4180 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Golden Cycle Gold Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 6, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing UNOPPOSED MOTION TO REOPEN EVIDENCE with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: John M. Barth P.O. Box 409 Hygiene, CO 80533 [email protected] Roger Flynn Jeffrey C. Parsons Western Mining Action Project P. O. Box 349 Lyons, CO 80540 [email protected] Randall M. Weiner Law Offices of Randall M. Weiner, P.C. 1942 Broadway, Suite 408 Boulder, CO 80302 [email protected] Don H. Sherwood Attorney at Law 10861 West 28th Place Denver, CO 80215 [email protected] Craig R. Carver CARVER KIRCHHOFF, SCHWARZ, MCNAB & BAILEY, P.C. 1600 Stout Street, Suite 1700 Denver, CO 80202 [email protected] Eugene J. Riordan Lisa C. Ledet VRANESH & RAISCH, LLP P.O. Box 871 Boulder, CO 80306-0871 [email protected] [email protected]

s/ Robert C. Troyer __________________________________ Robert C. Troyer Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. 1200 17th Street, Suite 1500 Denver, CO 80202

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