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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS YATES INTERNATIONAL, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. )
No. 06-157C) (Judge Allegra)
JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's order dated December 8, 2006, the parties respectfully submit this joint status report. The parties have completed discovery in this consolidated case, with the exception of the Government's audit of plaintiff's August 3, 2006 claim, as well as the preparation and completion of plaintiff's expert's report. Once defendant receives plaintiff's expert's report, defendant may seek to depose plaintiff's expert. The parties request that they be allowed until June 15, 2007 to complete the audit and plaintiff's expert report. The parties anticipate that they will begin settlement discussions shortly thereafter. The parties request that they be allowed to conduct settlement discussions for approximately 60 days, and that they be allowed to file a joint status report regarding the status of discussions and the need for further proceedings on or before August 30, 2007.
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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/ Brian M. Simkin BRIAN M. SIMKIN Assistant Director s/ Lauren S. Moore Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 202.616.0333 (telephone) 202.514.8640 (facsimile) Attorneys for Defendant
s/ Robert E. Korroch Williams Mullen Fountain Plaza Three, Suite 200 721 Lakefront Commons Newport News, Virginia 23606 [email protected] 757.249.5100 (telephone) 757.249.5109 (facsimile) Attorneys for Plaintiff MAY 9, 2007
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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on May 9, 2007, a copy of the foregoing "Joint Status Report" 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. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.
s/ Robert E. Korroch