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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS _________________ No. 00-544 T (Judge Baskir) GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. _________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT _________________
Pursuant to the Court's Order filed December 20, 2002, Plaintiff and Defendant hereby file this Joint Status Report regarding the progress of proceedings in CSX Corp. v. United States, Fed. Cl. No. 95-858T, appeals docketed, Fed. Cir. No. 07-5003, and other matters relevant to the instant case. The Court's December 20, 2002 Order stayed all proceedings in the instant case pending issuance of a final nonappealable decision in the CSX case, and directed that the parties continue to file Joint Status Reports every 45 days. As noted above and as reported in previously filed Joint Status Reports, the CSX case is pending on appeal before the United States
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The taxpayers' opening brief in the CSX appeal was filed December 28, 2006. The government's opening brief was filed March 12, 2007. Taxpayers' reply/response brief was filed May 22, 2007. The government's final reply brief is scheduled to be filed by June 8, 2007.
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Respectfully submitted,
June 11, 2007 Date
s/ Steven C. Lambert STEVEN C. LAMBERT Attorney of Record for Plaintiff Foley & Lardner LLP 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20007 Tel: (202) 295-4067 Fax: (202) 672-5399 Of Counsel for Plaintiff: RICHARD F. RILEY, JR. Foley & Lardner LLP 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20007
June 11, 2007 Date
s/ Benjamin C. King, Jr. BENJAMIN C. KING, JR. Attorney of Record for Defendant Tax Division, Court of Federal Claims Section U.S. Department of Justice Post Office Box 26 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Tel: (202) 307-6506 Fax: (202) 514-9440 EILEEN J. O'CONNOR Assistant Attorney General DAVID GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section
June 11, 2007 Date
s/ David Gustafson Of Counsel
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