Free Letter re Appeal - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-02199-MSK-MEH MICHAEL E. CLAWSON and JARED L. DILLON, Plaintiffs, vs. MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY, L.L.C., ARCH WESTERN RESOURCES, L.L.C., and ARCH COAL, INC., Defendants. DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF APPEAL Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3, Defendants Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C., Arch Western Resources, L.L.C., and Arch Coal, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants") hereby give notice that they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from (a) the Judgment in favor of Plaintiff Michael E. Clawson entered by the District Court on March 28, 2007 (Dkt. No. 457), (b) the Amended Judgment in favor of Plaintiff Michael E. Clawson entered by the District Court on November 28, 2007 (Dkt. No. 526), and (c) all underlying orders and rulings adverse to Defendants that became final upon issuance of either of the two judgments, including but not limited to the Court's Orders dated January 24, 2007 (Dkt. No. 447), March 27, 2007 (Dkt. No. 456), April 16, 2007 (Dkt. No. 465) and November 28, 2007 (Dkt. No. 525).

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Dated: December 28, 2007. Respectfully submitted, s/ Christina Gomez Jeffrey T. Johnson Christina Gomez HOLLAND & HART LLP 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 Post Office Box 8749 Denver, Colorado 80201-8749 Phone: (303) 295-8000 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 28, 2007, I have caused to be electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: [email protected] (Keith Killian) [email protected] (Damon Davis)

s/ Christina Gomez

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