Case 1:07-cv-00344-TCW
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS No. 07-344 T (Judge Thomas C. Wheeler) _____________________________________________ PFIZER INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT ______________________________________________ Pursuant to the Court's order filed on December 26, 2007, the parties submit the following Joint Status Report. 1. Plaintiffs, through their counsel, submitted a settlement offer to defendant on March 13, 2007. 2. The parties believe that there is a substantial likelihood that they can settle the matter without the need for further proceedings. 3. The parties propose that they be allowed to continue their settlement negotiations and file a Joint Status Report on or before May 31, 2008, to update the Court on the progress of the parties' settlement efforts. 4. If the Court does not object to the parties' proposed course of action, the parties respectfully request that the Court enter a scheduling order for the parties to file a Joint Status Report to be filed on May 31, 2008.
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Case 1:07-cv-00344-TCW
Document 14
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Respectfully submitted, April 1, 2008 s/ Lawrence D. Rosenberg LAWRENCE D. ROSENBERG Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Voice: (202) 879-7622 Fax: (202) 626-1700 Email: [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiff .
April 1, 2008
s/ Jeffrey R. Malo JEFFREY R. MALO Attorney of Record United States Department of Justice Tax Division Court of Federal Claims Section Post Office Box 26 Ben Franklin Post Office Washington, D.C. 20044 Voice: (202) 305-7539 Fax: (202) 514-9440 Email: [email protected]
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NATHAN J. HOCHMAN Assistant Attorney General DAVID D. GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section W.C. Rapp Senior Trial Attorney, Court of Federal Claims Section
April 1, 2008
s/ W.C. Rapp Of Counsel Counsel for Defendant
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