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

Case 1:06-cv-00393-LMB

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________ No. 06-393 T (Judge Baskir) OLD REPUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ______________ JOINT STATUS REPORT ______________ As the Court requested in its Order of December 11, 2006, the parties submit the following joint status report. In this case, the plaintiff requests a payment of interest, and the parties' first task was to determine the amounts involved. They reached a tentative agreement, and on April 13, 2007, the plaintiff submitted an offer to settle the case. The parties clarified and restated the offer on June 5, 2007. Since the last status report, the plaintiff's settlement offer has been accepted on behalf of the Attorney General, and the IRS Service Center has been instructed to schedule the appropriate overpayment. When the check or notice of credit is issued, the parties will file a stipulation of -1-

Case 1:06-cv-00393-LMB

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dismissal with prejudice. The parties will file another status report on December 17, 2007, if the case has not been dismissed by then. The plaintiff's attorney has agreed that the defendant's trial attorney may present this document as a joint filing. Respectfully submitted, s/ Robert Stoddart ROBERT STODDART Justice Department, Tax Division Court of Federal Claims Section P.O. Box 26, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 TEL: (202) 307-6445 FAX: (202) 514-9440 RICHARD T. MORRISON Acting Assistant Attorney General DAVID GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section MARY M. ABATE Assistant Chief s/ Mary M. Abate Of Counsel

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