Myers et al v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Filing 147

ORDER granting 146 Unopposed MOTION for Order to Enter Consent Order by Defendant Bureau of Land Management, by Judge Raymond P. Moore on 01/07/2016.(cthom, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Raymond P. Moore
Civil Action No. 13-cv-00701-RM-NYW
WALTER MYERS,
KATHERINE MYERS,
AMANDA WEAKLAND, and
PATRICK WEAKLAND,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, an agency of the United States,
Defendant, and
PARK CENTER WATER DISTRICT,
Defendant-Intervenor.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ joint motion (ECF No. 146) for the “Court to
enter a Consent Order in the form attached” to the motion (ECF No. 146 at 5-7). The Court
GRANTS the joint motion. (ECF No. 146.) Further, the Court adopts the proposed consent
order (ECF No. 146 at 6-7).
WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs maintain that they are entitled to recover litigation costs,
including attorneys’ fees, in this case;
WHEREAS, Defendant Bureau of Land Management maintains that Plaintiffs are
not entitled to recover such an award in this case;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid litigation over the issue of litigation costs, and
have reached an agreement to resolve the issue without litigation.
NOW THEREFORE, without the admission or resolution of any issue of fact or
law,
IT IS ORDERED that Defendant BLM shall pay Plaintiffs the sum of $92,750.00 as
soon as reasonably practicable in full and final settlement of all claims for litigation costs in this
case, under any provision of law.
DATED this 7th day of January, 2016.
BY THE COURT:

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RAYMOND P. MOORE
United States District Judge