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Case 1:07-cv-00157-LAS

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ________________________________________________ ) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, ) AND CALIFORNIA ELECTRICITY ) OVERSIGHT BOARD, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 07-157C ) (Senior Judge Smith) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________________ ) ) SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ) a California corporation, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 07-167C ) (Senior Judge Smith) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________________________) DEFENDANT'S THIRD STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE RELATED PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI Defendant respectfully submits this status report regarding the related petition for a writ of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court. As expected, on August 6, 2007, plaintiff, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., did indeed file a petition for a writ of certiorari in BPA v. FERC, 422 F.3d 908 (9th Cir. 2005). This petition was contemplated in the Government's previous motion to stay proceedings and constitutes the justification for that motion.

Case 1:07-cv-00157-LAS

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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General s/ Jeanne E. Davidson JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director OF COUNSEL: Sean B. McNamara Trial Attorney Department of Justice Peter Burger Attorney Bonneville Power Administration John D. Bremer Attorney Western Area Power Administration August 8, 2007 s/ Mark A. Melnick MARK A. MELNICK Assistant Director Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit, 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 616-0475 Fax: (202) 305-7644

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on this 8th day of August, 2007, a copy of the foregoing "DEFENDANT'S THIRD STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE RELATED PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI," was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. The parties may access this filing through the Court's system. s/ Mark A. Melnick