Free Brief in Opposition to Motion - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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

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EXHIBIT 5 IMPROPERLY BILLED TIME SPENT ON OTHER CASES AND MATTERS DATE 04/12/01 05/30/01 07/31/01 08/23/01 09/10/01 09/17/01 09/21/01 10/04/01 10/10/01 10/12/01 10/15/01 10/19/01 10/23/01 12/03/2001 12/04/2001 12/11/2001 12/13/2001 12/14/2001 01/08/2002 01/09/2002 01/29/2002 NAME ­ DESCRIPTION JSE ­ Research ethics issue ­ duty to return documents EJR ­ review letter from Goad to Barth EJR ­ Review subpoena to El Paso EJR ­ Review El Paso Response EJR ­ PC w/Jim M. EJR ­ PC w/ Jim M. EJR ­ PC w/Jim Merrill EJR ­ PC with Connie King EJR ­ PC's w/Jim Merrill EJR ­ PC to Jim M. EJR ­ PC's w/Jim M. & Connie K. EJR ­ PC w/ Jim M. EJR ­ Mtg with El Paso folks EJR ­ phone call with Connie King EJR ­ phone call with Jim M. and Connie K. EJR ­ Phone call with Jim Merrill EJR ­ phone call with Jim M. EJR ­ phone call with Merrill's Office EJR ­ prepare financial audit letter EJR ­ Finalize financial audit letter EJR ­ Review El Paso pleadings. Review NERCO response and our reply. EJR ­ Review letter to NERCO EJR ­ Review El Paso case pleadings. Phone call with Jim M. TIME ­ AMOUNT 2.0 - $220.00 5.35 - $936.25 0.85 - $148.75 1.85 - $323.75 1.3 - $227.50 1.15 - $201.25 1.5 - $262.50 4.4 - $770.00 0.9 - $157.50 6.95 - $1216.25 6.2 - $1085.00 1.35 - $236.25 8.0 - $1400.00 2.6 - $455.00 0.55 - $96.25 1.55 - $271.25 5.7 - $997.50 3.2 - $560.00 1.3 - $234.00 0.25 - $45.00 1.75 - $315.00

01/30/2002 02/12/2002

0.6 - $108.00 0.35 - $63.00

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02/14/2002 02/15/2002 02/26/2002

02/28/2002

03/05/2002

03/06/2002 02/22/2002 04/03/2002

04/12/2002 04/25/2002 05/01/2002 05/13/2002 05/14/2002 05/21/2002 05/22/2002 05/23/2002 05/29/2002 06/12/2002 06/18/2002 06/19/2002 07/02/2002

EJR-Phone call with Jim M. EJR ­ Review letter from Jim M. LCL ­ Research re Sierra Club suit against Young Life LCL ­ Research re Sierra Club v. Young Life settlement, etc. LCL ­ Research re Sierra Club v. Young Life case. Copies of complaint and consent decree EJR ­ Review Young Life pleadings EJR ­ Phone call with Connie King EJR ­ Attend hearing in El Paso case; Conference with Jim M. EJR ­ Phone call with Connie K. EJR ­ Review Merrill letter re discovery EJR ­ Phone calls with Connie K. EJR ­ Review El Paso's class certification motion EJR ­ Review orders in El Paso case EJR ­ Phone calls with Jim M. EJR - Phone call with Connie K. and Jim M. EJR - Phone call with Jim M. EJR - Phone call with Jim M. and Connie K. EJR - Review El Paso case pleadings EJR - Attend El Paso Motion hearing EJR - Phone calls with Jim M. EJR - Review El Paso's Mandamus action 2

5.05 - $909.00 3.0 - $540.00 4.55 - $591.50

0.5 - $65.00

1.25 - $162.50

0.15 - $27.00 0.1 - $18.00 1.25 - $225.00

3.20 - $576.00 0.35 - $63.00 4.05 - $729.00 5.65 - $1017.00 1.5 - $270.00 1.45 - $261.00 1.3 - $234.00 2.05 - $369.00 0.6 - $108.00 2.95 - $531.00 6.35 - $1143.00 3.85 - $693.00 0.5 - $90.00

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07/08/2002 07/08/2002 07/09/2002 07/18/2002 07/19/2002 07/22/2002 07/22/2002

07/24/2002 07/25/2002

07/30/2002 07/31/2002 08/01/2002 08/05/2002 08/08/2002 08/12/2002

08/13/2002

8/14/2002 08/26/2002

09/03/2002 09/27/2002 10/01/2002 10/02/2002

EJR ­ Financial audit letter. EJR ­ Review El Paso Protective Order EJR ­ Finalize Financial Audit letter EJR - Phone call re El Paso confidentiality claim EJR - Phone call with Jim Merrill EJR - Review expert report in El Paso case JRH ­ meeting with EJR re attendance at related party lawsuit in Sierra Club case EJR ­ Phone call with Jim M. LCL ­ Research regarding attendance at deposition in El Paso case EJR - Meeting with Jim M. EJR - Review Brogden Report EJR ­ Phone call to Connie King EJR ­ Telephone Conf with Connie K. EJR ­ Telephone conference with Jim Merrill EJR - Attend Kclo deposition. Conference with Jim M. and Bob B. EJR ­ Review El Paso's comments on RT permit denial EJR - Telephone conference with Jim M. office EJR ­ Review El Paso's answer to cease and desist order. Phone call to Jim M. EJR - Phone call with Jim M. EJR ­ Review El Paso summary judgment brief EJR ­ phone call with Peter O. re El Paso brief EJR ­ phone call to Jim M. 3

0.55 - $99.00 0.15 - $27.00 0.45 - $81.00 0.1 - $18.00 0.15 - $27.00 0.35 - $63.00 0.15 - $29.25

1.7 - $306.00 1.0 - $130.00

6.1 - $1098.00 2.95 - $531.00 3.9 - $702.00 0.85 - $153.00 9.65 - $1785.25 8.65 - $1557.00

1.25 - $225.00

1.15 - $207.00 0.9 - $162.00

0.4 - $72.00 0.6 - $108.00 3.10 - $558.00 2.35 - $423.00

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10/18/2002

05/08/2003

05/09/2003

05/12/2003

05/13/2003

06/26/2003

07/16/2003 08/22/2003 03/17/2004

EJR ­ review Sierra Club motion for summary judgment in El Paso case SDB ­ Review JRH memo and article re cyanide mining. Research contact information for the Boulder County Commissioners. Review 4/22 Commissioners meeting minutes. Conference with JRH re meeting minutes. SDB ­ phone call will (sic) Boulder County office re tape for commissioners meeting SDB - Phone call with J.Smith re 4/22/03 Boulder County Commissioners meeting and tape of hearing. Confer with JRH re 4/33 (sic) hearing. Prepare letter to Boulder County Commissioners. Deliver payment for copy of hearing tape on CD0Rom to Commissioners office. SDB ­ Pick up CD-Rom from Boulder County Commissioners' office to pick up Sierra Club presentation. Listen to recording of Sierra Club presentation. Confer with JRH re Sierra Club references to Cripple Creek. EJR ­ Review Barth response to attorneys fee request in New Cardinal case. EJR ­ Review new cardinal's reply brief LCL ­ Review pleadings in El Paso case EJR ­ phone call with Jim M.

0.15 - $27.00

0.7 - $52.50

.4 - $30.00

0.55 - $41.25

0.5 - $37.50

5.2 - $962.00

3.05 - $564.25 1.5 - $225.00 3.2 - $640.00

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04/21/2004

EJR ­ phone call with Jim 0.25 - $50.00 M.'s office 08/06/2004 EJR - Review ARM 0.15 - $30.00 materials. 10/12/2004 LCL ­ phone call with J. 0.4 - $66.00 Sudler re rules of ethics 10/14/2004 JWR ­ Research CCV 0.5 - $115.00 CWQCC WQS proceedings 04/13/2005 SEM ­ Review El Paso case 1.05 - $57.75 pleadings for expert report of J. Kuipers 06/21/2005 EJR ­ Review judicial 1.75 - $367.50 notice motion from El Paso. 09/06/2005 EJR ­ Email to Steve H. 0.10 - $21.00 09/15/2005 EJR ­ Review Sunnyside 0.35 - $73.50 mine information 10/01/2005 EJR ­ Review Sierra Club's 0.35 - $73.50 Motion to Reconsider in the El Paso case 10/04/2005 EJR ­ phone call with Steve 0.3 - $63.00 H. 10/05/2005 EJR ­ phone call to Steve 1.4 - $294.00 H.; phone call to Jim M. 10/10/2005 EJR ­ review emails from 0.15 - $31.50 Steve H. 10/17/2005 EJR ­ Review El Paso's 2.0 - $420.00 response brief 11/14/2005 EJR ­ phone call with Jim 2.5 - $525.00 M. 11/17/2005 EJR ­ email to Jim M. 0.25 - $52.50 12/07/2005 EJR ­ Review minute order 5.75 - $1207.50 in El Paso case 12/11/2005 EJR ­ Review email from 1.4 - $294.00 and email to Jim M. 01/05/2006 EJR ­ Review El Paso's 3.45 - $776.25 petition for cert. Email to Steve H. 01/21/2006 EJR ­ Email from and to 0.65 - $146.25 Connie K. Review El Paso's Petition for Cert. 01/25/2006 EJR ­ Emails to Connie K. 5.75 - $1293.75 re El Paso petition for cert. 02/01/2006 EJR ­ Phone call with Steve 11.10 - $2497.50 H. All billing entries are for Vranesh & Raisch, #314, Exhibit b to Exhibit 3. 5