Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS Nos. 06-245T, 06-246T, and 06-247T (Consolidated) MURFAM FARMS, LLC, § By and Through Wendell H. Murphy Jr., § a Partner Other Than Tax Matters Partner, § § PSM FARMS, LLC, § By and Through Stratton K. Murphy, § a Partner Other Than Tax Matters Partner, § § MURPHY PORK PARTNERS, LLC, § By and Through Wendell H. Murphy, Jr., § a Partner Other Than Tax Matters Partner, § § Plaintiffs, § § v. § § UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, § § Defendant. § JOINT MOTION TO REVISE SCHEDULING ORDER Plaintiffs MURFAM Farms, LLC, PSM Farms, LLC, and Murphy Pork Partners, LLC ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant the United States of America ("Defendant") (collectively the "Parties") jointly move this Court to revise the discovery deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order. In support of this Motion, the Parties show the Court as follows: 1. On October 5, 2006, this Court issued a Scheduling Order that provided for

(among others) the following discovery deadlines: Initial Expert Reports Rebuttal Expert Reports Discovery Ends Deadline May 1, 2007 June 1, 2007 August 1, 2007

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2.

The Parties agree that a short extension of these deadlines is necessary and

desirable to allow the Parties sufficient time to conduct and evaluate factual discovery. 3. In light of the foregoing, the Parties respectfully request that the Court revise the

Scheduling Order to adopt the following discovery deadlines: Initial Expert Reports Rebuttal Expert Reports Discovery Ends 4. Deadline May 15, 2007 June 15, 2007 August 15, 2007

The Parties further request any additional relief to which they may be entitled. Respectfully submitted, By: s/Joel N. Crouch Joel N. Crouch Texas State Bar No. 05144220 M. Todd Welty Texas State Bar No. 00788642 Michael E. McCue Texas State Bar No. 13494150 Anthony P. Daddino Texas State Bar No. 24036434

MEADOWS, COLLIER, REED, COUSINS & BLAU, L.L.P. 901 Main Street, Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone: (214) 744-3700 Facsimile: (214) 747-3732 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

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By:

s/Dennis M. Donohue by s/Joel N. Crouch Dennis M. Donohue Chief Senior Litigation Counsel

United States Department of Justice Office of Civil Litigation Post Office Box 55 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 616-3366 Telephone ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dated: April 13, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 13, 2007, a copy of the foregoing Joint Motion to Revise Scheduling Order was served upon counsel listed below via electronic means. Dennis M. Donohue, Esq. United States Department of Justice Tax Division P.O. Box 26 Ben Franklin Station Washington DC 20044 (202) 616-3366

s/Joel N. Crouch Joel N. Crouch

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