Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:06-cv-00146-TCW

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Filed 03/27/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) TETRA TECH EC, INC.,

Fed. Cl. No. 06-146C (Judge Wheeler)

JOINT MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME

Plaintiff, Tetra Tech EC, Inc., and defendant, the United States, respectfully request a 30-day enlargement of time, until May 7, 2008, in which to submit their posttrial briefs, with response briefs due 30 days thereafter on June 6, 2008. The parties' post-trial briefs are currently due on April 7, 2008, with response briefs due on May 7, 2008. This is the parties' first request for an enlargement of time for this purpose. This enlargement is requested so that the Government may have additional time to consider a settlement proposal from the plaintiff. Subsequent to the trial of this case, the parties have discussed several settlement proposals. On March 24, 2008, counsel for Tetra Tech authorized a new settlement proposal, which counsel for defendant will submit to the Attorney General's designated representative for a decision. Because a settlement would eliminate the need for further briefing, the parties respectfully request a 30-day enlargement of the deadline for post-trial briefs.

Case 1:06-cv-00146-TCW

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Respectfully submitted,

TETRA TECH EC, INC. s/ William W. Thompson, Jr. William W. Thompson, Jr. Robert D. Banfield PECKAR & ABRAMSON, PC 1133 21st Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 293-8815 Telephone (202) 293-7794 Facsimile Attorneys for Tetra Tech EC, Inc.

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/ Steven J. Gillingham STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Assistant Director s/ Roger A. Hipp ROGER A. HIPP Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor, 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 305-3091 Fax: (202) 307-0277 Attorneys For Defendant

Date: March 27, 2008