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                         b.   Minns Hours Relating to Dispute With                    
                              Committee ................ 50                           
                         c.   Additional Porter & Hedges Time Relating                
                              to Minns Dispute ............ 50                        
                         d.   Porter & Hedges Time Relating to                        
                              Bill of Costs .............. 51                         
                         e.   Porter & Hedges Time Relating to Remand . 51            
                    3.   Adjustments to Porter & Hedges Time                          
                         Relating to Fee Request ........... 51                       
                         a. Initial Research Time .......... 51                       
                         b.   Time Relating to Unsuccessful Claims .. 52              
               D. Computation of Potentially Compensable Fees .... 55                 
                    1.   The Hongsermeiers--Work on the Appeal .... 55                
                         a. 2001 .................. 55                                
                         b. 2002 .................. 56                                
                         c. Total .................. 57                               
                    2.   The Hongsermeiers--Work on the Fee Request      57           
                         a. 2003 to 2005 .............. 57                            
                         b. 2006 .................. 57                                
                         c.   Application of Limited Success Factor .. 57             
                    3. The PH Petitioners .............. 59                           
                         a. 2001 .................. 59                                
                         b. 2002 to 2005 .............. 60                            
                         c. 2006 .................. 61                                
                         d. Total .................. 61                               
               E. Potentially Compensable Expenses ......... 62                       
               F.   Amounts Paid or Incurred by Eligible Persons ... 62               
                    1. Amounts Paid Through the Defense Fund .... 63                  
                         a. Minns Agreement ............. 63                          
                         b. Porter & Hedges Agreement ........ 66                     
                    2. Amounts Paid Directly to Minns ....... 68                      
                    3. Amounts Incurred But Not Paid ........ 68                      
                    4. Summary ................... 69                                 
               G. Final Figures ................... 69                                
          IV. Interest ........................ 70                                    
          Appendix A--September 1, 2005 Order ............. 72                        
          Appendix B--September 8, 2005 Order ............. 78                        
          Appendix C--November 18, 2005 Order ............. 84                        

                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION                                   
          BEGHE, Judge:  These cases are before the Court on separate                 
          remand from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  In this            
          opinion, we address petitioners’ requests for appellate                     




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