Free Joint Status Report - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:07-cv-00139-MCW

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________________________

No. 07-139 T (Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams)

STAPLES, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. __________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT __________________ The parties have reached a basis for the settlement of this case. The Internal Revenue Service has processed overpayments of excise tax according to the settlement agreement, and the defendant is preparing to mail the resulting refund checks to the plaintiff. After plaintiff has had an opportunity to review the amounts of the refund checks, the parties will file a motion for voluntary dismissal with prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a).

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Case 1:07-cv-00139-MCW

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Plaintiff joins in this status report and has authorized defendant to sign on its behalf. Respectfully submitted, s/Joseph A. Boyle Joseph A. Boyle, Esq. Jacob J. Miles, Esq. KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 200 Kimball Drive Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 s/Jacob Christensen JACOB E. CHRISTENSEN Attorney of Record U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division Court of Federal Claims Section Post Office Box 26 Ben Franklin Post Office Washington, D.C. 20044 Voice: (202) 307-0878 Fax: (202) 514-9440 Email: [email protected] NATHAN J. HOCHMAN Assistant Attorney General DAVID GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section G. ROBSON STEWART Reviewer s/G. Robson Stewart Of Counsel July 1, 2008

Attorneys for Plaintiff July 1, 2008

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