Free Letter re Appeal - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH Document 531-2 Case 1:01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH Document 529

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Case No. 01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH MICHAEL E. CLAWSON, JARED L. DILLON, THOMAS E. RICHARDS, and JOHN R. BARTLETT Plaintiffs, v. MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY, L.L.C., ARCH WESTERN RESOURCES, L.L.C., and ARCH COAL, INC., Defendants.

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF APPEAL

Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 3, notice is hereby given that Michael E. Clawson, Jared L. Dillon, Thomas E. Richards, and John R. Bartlett, plaintiffs in the above named case, appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit the Amended Judgment of November 28, 2007 (Docket No. 526). This Amended Judgment gave final and binding effect to: the Order Granting in part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment of March 15, 2005 (Docket No. 287); the Order Dismissing Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction of March 3, 2005 (Docket No.280); the Opinion and Order Granting, In Part, Defendants' Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law of January 24, 2007 (Docket No. 447); and the Opinion and Order Denying Defendant's Motion for New Trial, and Granting, in Part, Plaintiff's Motion for

Case 1:01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH Document 531-2 Case 1:01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH Document 529

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Attorney's Fees, Expenses, and Costs of November 28, 2007 (Docket No. 525), all of which provides a basis, in whole or in part, for one or more of the plaintiffs' appeals. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 28th day of December, 2007.

s/ J. Keith Killian Damon Davis Killian, Guthro & Jensen, P.C. 225 N. 5th Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 Telephone: (970) 241-0707 FAX: (970) 242-8375 E-mail: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs Michael E. Clawson and Jared L. Dillon

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRIT OF COLORADO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CM/ECF) I hereby certify that on December 28, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: [email protected] [email protected] and, I hereby certify that I have mailed or served the document or paper to the following non CM/ECF participants in the manner (mail, hand-delivery, etc.) indicated by the non-participant's name: Mr. Michael Clawson 38506 Back River Road Paonia, CO 81428 Mr. Jared Dillon 35404 Back River Road Hotchkiss, CO 81419 Mr. John Bartlett 722 Rocky Road Fort Collins, CO 80521 Mr. Thomas Richards P.O. Box 391 Hotchkiss, CO 81419 Mail

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s/J. Keith Killian J. Keith Killian Attorney for Plaintiffs Killian, Guthro & Jensen, P.C. 225 N. 5th Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 Telephone: (970) 241-0707 Fax: (970) 242-8375 [email protected] 3