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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________________________________________________________________________ ALLEGRE VILLA, A LIMITED Partnership, et al. Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ANTHONY GARDENS APARTMENTS Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ASPEN GREEN II File No. 04-1309 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 98-823 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES

File No. 05-647 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________ EL PASEO, LTD. Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ FAIRVIEW PROPERTIES, LTD. Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ FORT FAIRFIELD REALTY ASSOCIATES Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ File No. 05-1375 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 05-1298 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 04-1285 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

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______________________________________________________________________________ HOLCOMB RURAL HOUSING Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ KALISPELL INVESTMENT GROUP Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ LAKE HAVASU INVESTMENT GROUP Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ File No. 04-1291 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 05-1253 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 06-8 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

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______________________________________________________________________________ MOJAVE VILLA APARTMENTS, A Limited Partnership Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ONE EIGHTY-TWO HOUSING PARTNERS, Limited Partnership Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ RIPON ASSOCIATES 82, A LIMITED Partnership Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ File No. 05-808 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 06-20 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 05-819 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

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______________________________________________________________________________ STEPHENS ASSOCIATES LIMITED Partnership Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ UNION HOUSING PARTNERSHIP Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ YORK APARTMENTS Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ____________________________________________________________________________ File No. 05-670 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 05-1361 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 05-846 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

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______________________________________________________________________________ DOTTA DRIVE ASSOCIATES Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ADMIRALTY ASSOCIATES Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ VALENCIA INVESTORS Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of August 18, 2006, the parties respectfully submit the following Joint Status Report to apprise the Court of the status of their efforts to resolve this and numerous closely-related cases through the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") 1 File No. 06-365 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 06-343 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller) File No. 06-323 (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

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pilot program. The parties are pleased to report that (i) they have finalized the terms of their proposed settlement agreement; (ii) the Department of Agriculture has submitted its formal letter recommending the settlement; and (iii) the formal approval process within the Department of Justice is currently underway. The agreement encompasses over 250 Section 515 prepayment cases pending before the Court involving approximately 800 properties ­ including this case. Plaintiffs formally submitted the agreement to defendant as an offer of settlement on August 23, 2006, after which status conferences with Judge Horn were held on August 25, 2006, September 27, 2006, and October 19, 2006. A further status conference is scheduled for November 16, 2006, at which time the parties will inform Judge Horn as to the status of the approval process within the Department of Justice. Thus, the parties request that this matter continue to be stayed until the settlement agreement has been approved and executed by defendant. The parties will report to the Court once the approval process is complete.

Respectfully submitted, s/ Jeff H. Eckland JEFF H. ECKLAND Mark J. Blando, Of Counsel ECKLAND & BLANDO LLP 500 Lumber Exchange 10 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Telephone: (612) 236-0160 Facsimile: (612) 236-0179 Jerry W. Snider, Of Counsel 2 PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General s/ David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Shalom Brilliant SHALOM BRILLIANT Senior Trial Counsel

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William L. Roberts, Of Counsel FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 766-7000 Facsimile: (612) 766-1600 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dated: November 17, 2006

Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit Room 8012 Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 305-7561 Facsimile: (202) 305-7643 s/ Kenneth S. Kessler

Filed Electronically with the consent of the Attorney for Defendant

KENNETH S. KESSLER Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit Room 7026 Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 307-0313 Facsimile: (202) 305-7643 Attorneys for Defendant

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