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Home My WebLink About981155.tiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 97-D-2469 ASPHALT PAVING CO., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff, v. FREDERICK WATTENBERG, also known as FRED WATTENBERG; THOMAS GILHEANY; THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WATTENBERG IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.; X 0 EXPLORATION, INC.; K. N. FRONT RANGE GATHERING COMPANY; THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD; FREDERICK WATTENBERG, JR.; FRITZ WATTENBERG; WILLIAM WATTENBERG; JULIUS WATTENBERG; CHRISTIAN WATTENBERG; BEVERLY VAN OEVEREN; HAZEL COLLINS; EUGENE HENMAN; MARGENE HALL; MARIE WATTENBERG; HENRY WATTENBERG; FLORENCE NELSON; LOUISE WATTENBERG; JAMES WATTENBERG; FLORENCE CONTER; FRED WATTENBERG; ROBERT WATTENBERG;MARY LEDFORD; DONALD PAUL WATTENBERG; HELEN LEWIS;EDWARD PERRY; GENE PERRY;E. L. WATTENBERG;RANDY WATTENBERG; JOHN WATTENBERG; ANNA WATTENBERG; AEON ENERGY CO.; ROCKY H. WAT1'LNBERG; HELEN AGNES COLBERT; DENVER PACIFIC RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH CO.; PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO; DONNA ROUTZEN; MARTIN GEORGE SCHMIDT;PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPELINE COMPANY;BRIGHTON DITCH CO.; AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, Defendants. RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Plaintiff Asphalt Paving Co., by and through its attorneys, Banks & Imatani, P.C., hereby responds to the Court's Order to Show Cause as follows: 1. This action was removed to the United States District Court from the Weld County District Court, State of Colorado on November 21, 1997 upon motion of Defendant United States of America. 981155 ��98 Pc , CPt 2. Thereafter Defendant United States of America, Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration and Defendant The Great Western Railway Company filed their responses. Additionally, AEON Energy Co. has filed its Disclaimer of Interest in the subject property. 3. Plaintiff believes that this matter may be finally determined more efficiently and with less cost to interested parties in the state court. Accordingly, Plaintiff and its counsel have diligently attempted to negotiate and enter into agreements with all interested parties who have responded in the federal action and state action to date to a stipulation for settlement with the United States of America, thereby allowing for dismissal of this case back to the state court. 4. All such parties have stipulated for settlement except The Great Western Railway Company, and Plaintiff believes that it can negotiate and enter into a stipulation with The Great Western Railway Company within the next thirty days to allow for dismissal of this case back to the state court, otherwise Plaintiff is prepared to proceed with the prosecution of this case to completion in this Court in accordance with its Rules. WHEREFORE,Plaintiff Asphalt Paving Co. respectfully requests (1) that its Complaint not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, (2) that it be given an additional thirty days within which to negotiate and settle the claims of interested parties and the United States of America allowing for dismissal of this case to the state court, and (3) that if such settlement does not obtain within said thirty day period that Plaintiff be allowed to forthwith prosecute this case to conclusion in this Court. Respectfully submitted this 15th day of June, 1998. 2 BANKS &IMATANI,P.C. By: war atani 1200 17's Street, Suite 1310 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 572-6565 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ASPHALT PAVING CO. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the I S{A day of June, 1998,I mailed a true and correct copy of the foregoing RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, by placing same in the U. S. Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following: William H. Southard, Esq. 1025 9th Avenue, Suite 309 Greeley, CO 80631 Keith D. Tooley, Esq. Welborn Sullivan Meck& Tooley, P.C. 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1800 Denver, CO 80203 Robert D. Clark,Esq. Assistant U. S. Attorney 1961 Stout Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80294 Ronald J. Klinefelter, Jr., Esq. Western Area Power Administration U.S.Department of Energy P.O. Box 3402 Golden, CO 80401 3 Fred Wattenberg 2163 U-75 Road Cederedge, CO 81413 Brad W. Schacht,Esq. Often, Johnson, Robinson,Neff&Ragonetti, P.C. 950 17th Street, Suite 1600 Denver, CO 80202-2827 K N Front Range Gathering 6353 N. 7d'Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 Board of County Commissioners P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Beverly Van Oeveren 1130 S. 9th Avenue, #107 Sterling, CO 80751 Hazel Collins P.O. Box 753 Silver Springs,NV 89429 Edward Eugene Henman 1120 Alderson Ave. Billings, MT 59102 Louise Wattenberg Brighton Care Center 2025 S. Egbert Brighton, CO 80601 James Wattenberg 12230 Levi Circle Henderson, CO 80640 Florence Conter 14600 E. 136th Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 4 9gn55 Robert Wattenberg 12421 Racine Henderson, CO 80640 Mary Ledford 981 Dakin Street Denver, CO 80221 Donald Paul Wattenberg Box 39765 Ninilchik, AK 99639 Helen Lewis 14390 E. Marina Dr., #606 Aurora, CO 80014 Gene Perry 87 Swan Avenue Worchester, MA 01602 E. L. Wattenberg 200 N. 35th Avenue, #181 Greeley, CO 80631 Randy Wattenberg 3680 E. 133rd Circle Thornton, CO 80241 John Wattenberg 247 S. 3rd Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 Public Service Company 17th Street Plaza 1225 17th Street Denver, CO 80202 Donna Routzen 13525 WCR#8 Fort Lupton, CO 80621 S, Martin George Schmidt 294 S. 22nd Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. 4407 NRR 1 RN Ave. Cushion, OK 73016-9801 Brighton Ditch Co. 11553 WCR 6 Brighton, CO 80601 rtirt�G�![-GtU s sm�n 6 Hello