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Case 1:03-cv-00288-EJD

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., and TEXACO INC., and TEXACO DOWNSTREAM LLC, Plaintiffs, vs. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's April 26, 2005 Order, Plaintiffs, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Texaco Inc., and Texaco Downstream LLC (collectively "ChevronTexaco"), on behalf of both ChevronTexaco and Defendant, the United States, respectfully submit this Status Report in response to the Court's inquiry concerning the issuance of a Federal Circuit decision in the similarly-situated case of Tesoro Hawaii Corporation, et al. v. United States, No. 04-5064 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 26, 2005). Plaintiffs-Appellants in Tesoro, also represented by counsel of record for ChevronTexaco here, have stated that they intend to file a petition for rehearing en banc before the Federal Circuit. Because Tesoro involves the same fundamental issues concerning the legality of DESC's military fuel prices that are present in this case, ChevronTexaco and the United States jointly request that the Court continue the stay of proceedings in this case until resolution of the petition for rehearing en banc in Tesoro. Should the Court grant the parties' request to continue

No. 03-288C (Chief Judge Damich)

Case 1:03-cv-00288-EJD

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the stay, the parties will file a Status Report within fourteen days of the issuance of the mandate in Tesoro. Respectfully submitted,

s/ J. Keith Burt J. Keith Burt Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 263-3208 (phone) (202) 263-3300 (fax) Counsel for Plaintiffs, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Texaco Inc., and Texaco Downstream LLC

Of Counsel: Monica A. Aquino Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Paul Truebenbach John K. Wyma Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA 94583 May 4, 2005

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