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Case 1:07-cv-00899-NBF

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS JAY JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 07-899C (Judge Firestone)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the ADR Judge Futey's order of March 18, 2008, the parties respectfully submit this joint status report. Counsel for the parties have discussed the case by telephone, but have not reached agreement about whether to participate in early neutral evaluation. While plaintiff's counsel believes that mediation will resolve plaintiff's claims, counsel for the defendant believes that ADR is inappropriate at this time because discovery is needed to provide an accurate assessment of settlement possibilities. Accordingly, defendant will file its answer to the complaint by March 31, 2008.

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Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/ Patricia M. McCarthy PATRICIA M. McCARTHY Assistant Director

s/ William L. Bruckner WILLIAM L. BRUCKNER Bruckner & Walker 4550 Kearny Villa Road, Ste. 209 San Diego, CA 92123 tel: (858) 565-8300 fax: (858) 565-0813 Fax: (202) 778-9100

s/ Joseph A. Pixley JOSEPH A. PIXLEY Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 307-0843 Fax: (202) 307-0972 Attorneys for Defendant

Attorney for Plaintiff March 28, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on the 28th day of March, 2008, a copy of the foregoing "JOINT STATUS REPORT" 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/Joseph A. Pixley