LAW OFFICE OF HAGER & HEARNE910 PARR BLVD., #8RENO, NV 89512(775) 329-5800; FAX(775) 329-5819Case 2:06-cv-00497-LDG-PAL Document 73 Filed 03/21/2008 Page 1 of 22ROBERT R. HAGER, SBN 1482HAGER & HEARNE910 Parr Blvd., #8 E-filed March 21, 2008Reno, NV 89512Tel: 775.329.5800Fax: 775.329.5819email: parrlawoffices@sbcglobal.netAttorney for PlaintiffsUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF NEVADAWINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY,THOMAS WASSON, JUDY ROJO,SHARON WASSON, ELVERINECASTRO, PETER LITSTER,STEPHEN ERICKSON, VIRGINIASANCHEZ, JACK MALOTTE, KIMTOWNSEND, ARVILLAMASCARENAS, PATRICIAAXELROD, and TIMBISHASHOSHONE TRIBE,Plaintiffs,))))))))))))Case No: 2:06-cv-00497-LDG-PAL)v. )UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,DONALD RUMSFELD, Secretaryof the United States Departmentof Defense, LINTON BROOKS,Director of the National NuclearSecurity Administration, JAMESTEGNELIA, Director of the DefenseThreat Reduction Agency,))))))

)))Defendants.))____________________________)MOTION TO DECLARE PLAINTIFFS THE PREVAILING PARTIESAND FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS

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Plaintiffs, by and through their lead counsel herein, Robert R. Hager,hereby move the Court under LR 54-16 for a declaration that they are theprevailing parties, and for an award of attorneys fees and costs as the

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prevailingWinnemucca Indian Colony et al. v U.S. et al,2:06cv00497LDG-PAL, Motion for Fees -1

LAW OFFICE OF HAGER & HEARNE910 PARR BLVD., #8RENO, NV 89512(775) 329-5800; FAX(775) 329-5819Case 2:06-cv-00497-LDG-PAL Document 73 Filed 03/21/2008 Page 2 of 22parties in this action. This Motion is made and based on all the pleadings andpapers on file herein, the matters set forth herein and attached hereto, and theevidence and argument heard in support of this Motion on June 27, 2007.POINTS AND AUTHORITIESThe sequence of events in this case proves that it was this action andthe written opinions of Plaintiffs experts that forced the Defendants

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each time to cancel the Divine Strake blast and withdraw theirinadequate environmental documentation.Plaintiffs set forth the following chronology of relevant events in support oftheir request that the Court find that the Defendants decisions to detonate 700

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tons of explosives on the surface of the ground at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) wereunreasonable and without substantial justification as a matter of fact and law,and that the Defendants were thwarted in their intentions and efforts to detonatethat huge bomb solely as a direct result of this litigation.Chronology1. November, 2005: DIVINE STRAKE Pre-Approval Draft EA2. January 30, 2006: Defendants issue FONSI approving blast3. April 4, 2006: DTRA Press Release announcing 6/2/06 blast date4. April 20, 2006: Plaintiffs file Complaint and TRO Motion5. May 3, 2006: Defendants withdraw FONSI and cancel blast

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6. May 5, 2006: DIVINE STRAKE Revised EA7. May 9, 2006: Defendants Revised FONSI approving 6/23/06 blast8. May 22, 2006: Plaintiffs file Second Amended Complaint and Motion9. May 26, 2006: Defendants withdraw Revised FONSI and cancel6/23/06 blast10. December 20, 2006: Defendants issue Draft DIVINE STRAKERevised EA, Site Characterization, and related supporting documents11. February 6, 2007: Plaintiffs file their written comments and experts

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opinions with Defendants and challenge to Draft Revised EAWinnemucca Indian Colony et al. v U.S. et al,2:06cv00497LDG-PAL, Motion for Fees -2