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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS __________________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________) SWARTZ ASSOCIATES, INC.,

No. 01-316C (Judge Allegra)

JOINT STATUS REPORT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE COURT'S ORDER DATED OCTOBER 5, 2005 In accordance with the Court's order dated October 5, 2005, plaintiff, Swartz Associates, Inc., ("Swartz") and defendant, the United States, hereby inform the Court of the status of their settlement discussions. Settlement discussions between the parties are progressing and the parties continue to believe that the continuation of these discussions presents the most efficient path toward the resolution of plaintiff's claims at this time. Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Gregg Sodini GREGG SODINI, ESQ. Sodini & Spina 510 Thornall Street Suite 180 Edison, New Jersey 08837 Tel: (732) 603-8808 Attorneys for plaintiff

PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director /s/ James Kinsella JAMES M. KINSELLA Deputy Director

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/s/ John Roberson JOHN H. ROBERSON Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 353-7972 Attorneys for Defendant

Dated: November 4, 2005

Of Counsel: JONI GIBSON Associate General Counsel United States Marshals Service 600 Army-Navy Drive Suite 1250 Arlington, VA 22202 Tel: (202) 307-9054

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 4th day of November 2005, I caused to be placed in the United States mail (first class, postage prepaid) and to be served by facsimile, a copy of "Joint Status Report Issued Pursuant To The Court's Order Dated October 5, 2005" addressed as follows: Greg Sodini, Esq. Sodini & Spina 510 Thornall Street Suite 180 Edison, New Jersey 08837 Facsimile (732) 603-0441 I also hereby certify that on this 4th day of November 2005, a copy of the foregoing "Joint Status Report Issued Pursuant To The Court's Order dated October 5, 2005," 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/ John Roberson John H. Roberson

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