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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS L.W. MATTESON, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 01-542C (Judge Lawrence J. Block)

DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME Defendant respectfully requests the Court to enlarge by thirty days, to and including July 16, 2003, the time within which the Government must file our dispositive motion in this case. Pursuant to this Court's April 30, 2003 order, the

Government's dispositive motion is currently due on June 16, 2003. This is the Government's first request for an enlargement

of time for this purpose since this Court's April 30, 2003 order. Counsel for the Government has contacted counsel for plaintiff, and counsel for plaintiff indicated that he does not oppose the present motion. On May 30, 2003, counsel of record for the Government will permanently depart Commercial Litigation for a position as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. Counsel of record for the Government is transferring this case back to Ms. Patricia McCarthy who, on October 8, 2002, previously transferred this case to current counsel of record for the Government. However, due to her current caseload, Ms. McCarthy

will require an additional thirty days in which to review this

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case and to file the Government's dispositive motion. For the foregoing reasons, defendant respectfully requests that the Court grant this unopposed motion for an enlargement of time. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR. Assistant Attorney General /s David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director /s John C. Einstman JOHN C. EINSTMAN Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 (202) 307-0361 (ph) (202) 514-7965 (fax) May 29, 2003 Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on May 29, 2003, a copy of the foregoing "DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME" 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. the Court's system. Parties may access this filing through

/s John C. Einstman