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Case 1:06-cv-00695-MMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS BRICKWOOD CONTRACTORS, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 06-695C (Chief Judge Damich)

DEFENDANT'S ANSWER For its answer to the complaint, defendant, the United States, admits, denies, and alleges as follows: 1. Denies the allegations contained in paragraph 1 for lack of knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to their truth. 2. Admits. 3. The allegations contained in the first sentence of paragraph 3 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required; to the extent they may be deemed allegations of fact, they are denied. 4. Admits the allegations contained in paragraph 4 to the extent supported by the document cited, which is the best evidence of its contents; otherwise denies the allegations contained in paragraph 4. 5. Admits. 6. Admits the allegations contained in paragraph 6 to the extent supported by the document cited, which is the best evidence of its contents; otherwise denies the allegations contained in paragraph 6.

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7. Admits the allegation contained in paragraph 7 to the extent supported by the documents cited, which are the best evidence of their contents; otherwise denies the allegations contained in paragraph 7. 8. Denies. 9. Admits. 10. Admits the allegations contained in paragraph 10 to the extent supported by the document cited, which is the best evidence of its contents; otherwise denies the allegations contained in paragraph 10. 11. Admits. 12. Denies the allegation contained in the first sentence of paragraph 12 for lack of information sufficient to form a belief as to its truth. Admits the remainder of allegations contained in paragraph 12 to the extent supported by the document cited, which is the best evidence of its contents; otherwise denies the remainder of allegations contained in paragraph 12. 13. Denies. 14. Denies. 15. The allegations contained in paragraph 15 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required; to the extent they may be deemed allegations of fact, they are denied. 16. The allegations contained in paragraph 16 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required; to the extent they may be deemed allegations of fact, they are denied. 17. The allegations contained in paragraph 17 constitute conclusions of law to which no response is required; to the extent they may be deemed allegations of fact, they are denied. Denies that plaintiff is entitled to any relief requested in the wherefore paragraph or any relief whatsoever.

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Defendant denies each and every allegation not previously admitted or otherwise qualified. WHEREFORE, defendant requests that the Court enter judgment in its favor, order that the complaint be dismissed, and grant defendant such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. Respectfully submitted,

Respectfully submitted,

PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General

JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

s/Donald E. Kinner DONALD E. KINNER Assistant Director

s/Sean M. Dunn SEAN DUNN Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 1100 L Street, N.W., 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 616-0883 Fax: (202) 353-7988 Attorneys for Defendant October 12, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on this 12th day of October, 2007, a copy of the foregoing "Defendant's Answer" was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.

s/Sean M. Dunn