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Case 1:04-cv-00557-GWM

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

ELLIS C. BLAND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. Defendant.

No. 04-557C (Judge George W. Miller)

JOINT STATUS REPORT The parties respectfully submit this joint status report, apprising the Court of the status of the ADR proceedings in the above-referenced matter and the following related proceedings: Busigo v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 05-422; Case v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 05-687C; Dupuis v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 06-82C; Fleury v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 06-156; Nokell v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 06-335; and Smith v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 06-592. Two ADR sessions were conducted before Judge Hewitt, the first on November 15, 2006, and the second on December 21, 2006. An additional session has been scheduled for January 24, 2007, to continue discussions.

Case 1:04-cv-00557-GWM

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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Steven J. Gillingham STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Assistant Director s / Jules Bernstein JULES BERNSTEIN Bernstein & Lipsett, P.C. 1920 L Street, N.W. Suite 303 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tele: (202) 296-1798 e-mail: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs s/ Richard P. Schroeder RICHARD P. SCHROEDER Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 1100 "L" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 305-7562 Fax: (202) 305-3291 e-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Dated: January 16, 2007 Dated: January 16, 2007 Filed Electronically with the consent of Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that on this 16thday of January 2007, 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/Jules Bernstein