Free Status Conference Order - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:08-cv-00128-MBH

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Filed 07/10/2008

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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** TIDEWATER CONTRACTORS, INC., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * *

No. 08-128C Filed: July 10, 2008

ORDER As previously discussed with the parties, the court SCHEDULES a status conference for Monday, July 14, 2008, 3:00 p.m. EDT, with the parties appearing by telephone. Unless otherwise notified, plaintiff's counsel shall be contacted at (503) 2271428, and defendant's counsel shall be contacted at (202) 616-0170. The parties shall be prepared to discuss plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint. At this time, the current schedule remains unaffected by plaintiff's motion: on or before Friday, July 25, 2008, the parties shall file a joint stipulation of facts. The joint stipulation of facts shall be thorough and comprehensive, and contained in a single document, setting forth specific stipulations of agreed upon facts, with appropriate citations to supporting documents in an accompanying appendix. If necessary, the parties are to identify any statement of material fact, also with appropriate citations to the appendix, which is not agreed upon by both parties, but which one party believes to be a material issue in the case. Pursuant to RCFC 56(h)(3), the joint stipulation of facts is to be filed in lieu of the filing of proposed findings of uncontroverted fact and a response thereto. On or before Friday, July 25, 2008, the parties also shall file a joint statement of issues of law, to focus the issues being briefed by the parties. On or before Friday, August 29, 2008, defendant shall file an opening brief in support of its motion for summary judgment. On or before Friday, October 3, 2008, plaintiff shall file its combined response to defendant's motion, and its own cross-motion for summary judgment. On or before Monday, October 20, 2008, defendant shall file its reply brief. On or before Monday, November 3, 2008, plaintiff shall file a reply brief on its cross-motion. The parties shall indicate in their briefs whether or not oral argument on their cross-motions for summary judgment is requested. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Marian Blank Horn MARIAN BLANK HORN Judge