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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS Consolidated Case No. 218-89 L

__________________________________________ THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) PATTON BOGGS, ) ) Plaintiff-Intervenor, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________ ) __________________________________________ THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA ) AND THE CHICKASAW NATION, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________ )

No. 218-89 L

Chief Judge Edward Damich

No. 630-89 L

DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME ATTACHED CORRECTED JOINT STATUS REPORT Defendant moves for leave to file out of time the corrected Joint Status Report which it attempted to file on January 30, 2007. In support of this motion, defendant states as follows: 1. On January 30, 2007, the defendant filed a Joint Status Report. 2. As explained in its Motion for Leave to File a Corrected Joint Status Report

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(filed on January 30, 2007, and designated as Document No. 164-1), the defendant's counsel had failed to incorporate certain changes in its first JSR filed on January 30th. 3. The court's February 7th Order stated that the wrong document had been attached to the motion for leave to file. This was because counsel for defendant had inadvertently failed to attach the corrected JSR to the motion for leave to file. 4. The corrected JSR is attached hereto.

Dated this 12th day of February, 2007. Respectfully submitted,

s/ James M. Upton U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Div. Natural Resources Section P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 Ph. (202) 305-0482 Fax: (202) 305-0506 E-mail: [email protected]

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS Consolidated Case No. 218-89 L

__________________________________________ THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) PATTON BOGGS, ) ) Plaintiff-Intervenor, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________ ) __________________________________________ THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA ) AND THE CHICKASAW NATION, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________ )

No. 218-89 L

Chief Judge Edward Damich

No. 630-89 L

CORRECTED JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of October 26, 2005, the parties are filing this status report containing information about: (1) appropriations made to implement the Settlement Act; and (2) the total funds in certain trust accounts.

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Cherokee Nation: 1. The Cherokee Nation has received the following appropriations for FY 2004 through FY 2007: FY 2004: $5,000,000.00 FY 2005: $4,916,732.00 FY 2006: $4,914,342.50 FY 2007: $ Total: 646,257.00

$15,447,331.50

2. The above amounts appropriated have been allocated to the Cherokee Nation Tribal Trust Account; the Cherokee "Special Holding Account" (set aside to pay for all or part of awards to "other" claimant tribes) and the Attorney Escrow Account (beginning on March 14, 2005) as follows: A. Cherokee Tribal Trust Account: FY 2004: $4,500,000.00 FY 2005: $3,433,385.60 FY 2006: $3,931,554.00 FY 2007: $ 517,005.60 (as of 10/20/06) Sub-total: $12,381,945.20 80.00 1/

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Appropriations made in FY 2006 to carry out the Settlement Act were based upon Congress' continuing resolution. In March of 2006, the Office of Special Trustee was informed that there had been a total overpayment of $200. This amount split on a 50-50 basis between the CNO, on the one hand, and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, on the other hand. As for the $100 charged against the CNO, the Office of Special Trustee deducted 80% of the $100- - $80.00 - 2

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Total: $12,381,865.20

B. Special Holding Account: FY 2004: $500,000.00 FY 2005: $491,673.20 FY 2006: $491,444.25 FY 2007: $ 64,625.70 (as of 10/20/06) Sub-total: $1,547,743.15 10.00 (See explanation in footnote 1)

Total: $1,547,733.15 C. Attorney Fees Escrow Account: FY 2004: $0 FY 2005: $991,673.20 FY 2006: $491,434.25 FY 2007:$ 64,625.70 (as of 10/20/06) Sub-total: $1,547,743.15 10.00 (See explanation in footnote 1)

Total: $1,547,733.15

from the CNO tribal trust account, 10% of the $100 from the special holding account and the other 10% from the attorney fees escrow account. 3

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Disbursements to Attorneys:

$1,081,524.57

Balance: $ 466,208.582/

Choctaw Nation: The Choctaw Nation has received the following total appropriations for FY 2004 through FY 2007: FY 2004: $3,750,000.00 FY 2005: $3,687,549.00 FY 2006: $3,685,756.88 FY 2007: $ 484,692.76 (as of 10/20/06) Total: $11,607,998.63

Chickasaw Nation: The Chickasaw Nation has received the following appropriations for FY 2004 through FY 2007: FY 2004: $1,250,000.00 FY 2005: $1,229,183.00 FY 2006: $1,228,585.62

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James Wilcoxen, counsel for the Cherokee Nation, informed government counsel by telephone on January 30, 2007, that the Cherokee Nation's records for the three above accounts show dollar amounts which differ from those provided by the government for these accounts (see attached Table). Therefore, Mr. Wilcoxen takes the position that a reconciliation of the two sets of accounts will be required before the final resolution of the Cherokee Nation's claims can occur. 4

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FY 2007: $ 161,564.25 (as of 10/20/06) Total: $3,869,332,.87

Plaintiffs' respective counsel have authorized the government's counsel to sign for them.

Dated this 30th day of January, 2007. Respectfully submitted, s/ James M. Upton JAMES M. UPTON U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 Tel.: (202) 305-0482 Attorney of Record for the United States

s/James G. Wilcoxen JAMES G. WILCOXEN Wilcoxen & Wilcoxen 112 North 5th Street Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 Tel.:(918) 683-6696 Attorney of Record for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

s/Bob Rabon BOB RABON Kile, Rabon & Wolf 114 North 2nd Street P.O. Box 726 Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 5

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Tel.: (580) 326-6427 Attorney of Record for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Chickasaw Nation

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Arkansas Riverbed Settlement Funds-History

Date 09/23/04 09/23/04 09/30/04 09/30/04

Tvpe of activity
Settement Pvmt

JA 1060691.

JA 1065691'"

JA1071011*

Trans /Holdina Acct FY 04 Interest

Balance

4,500,000.00 43.756.24 0.00 4.543,756.24
629,100.00 3,795.958.80 -24,916.66 -991,673.20 173.902.27 8,126,127.45

500,000.00 4.861.81 0.00 504,861.81

01/13/05 03/03/05 03/14/05 09/30/05 09/30/05
10/17/05 10/17/05 10/17/05 10/17/05 10/18/05 02/16/06 03/03/06 09/30/06 09/30/06

1 0/26/04 Settlement Pvmt Settlement Pvmt Pd accrued interest Trans to JA 107011 FY 05 Interest

69.900.00 421,773.20

Balance
Attornev payment
Attorney payment

991.673.20 22.806.75 14,284.67 1,019,341.76 1,005,957.87
-151,000.00 -550.000.00 -280,524.57 -100,000.00 456.828.60 34.615.65 -10.00 21,812.37 437,679.92
64,625.70 6,413.16

Attornev payment
Attornev oaymant Settlement Pymt Settlement Pvmt OverDvmt of funds FY 06 Interest

Balance

3,654.628.80 276,925.20 -80.00 493.042.36 12.550,643.81
-6,248,319.00 517,005.60 155.866.70

456,828.60 34.615.65 -10.00 67.048.40 1.577,824.41
64.625.70 21,624.07

10/17/06 Disbursement to CN 1 0/20/06 Settlement Pvmt 12/31/06 FY 07 YTO Interest
Balance 12/31/06

6,975,197.11 1.664,074.18 508,718.78

'"JA106069' PL 107-331 Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw Claims Settlement Act Allocation .. JA1 06569' PL 107-331 United Keetoowah Band Claim *JA107101' PL 107-331 Holding Account 10% Attorney Fees