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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 December 26, 2007, the parties submit the following Joint Status Report. 1. The parties have exchanged information regarding plaintiff's claim for interest netting under § 6621(d). 2. The parties are coordinating their efforts to identify and resolve the differences between their interest computations. 3. There is a substantial likelihood that the parties can settle the matter without the need for further proceedings. 4. Consistent with the Court's order, the parties will next file a Joint Status Report on April 1, 2008, to update the Court on the progress of the parties' settlement discussions.

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Case 1:07-cv-00344-TCW

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Respectfully submitted, January 30, 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 .

January 30, 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

January 30, 2008

s/ W.C. Rapp Of Counsel Counsel for Defendant

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