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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

SHELL OIL COMPANY, UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, and TEXACO INC., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.

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Case No. 06-CV-141 (Senior Judge Smith)

PLAINTIFFS' SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Michael W. Kirk Counsel of Record COOPER & KIRK, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 220-9600 (202) 220-9601 (fax) Of Counsel: Michael Weitzner COOPER & KIRK, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 220-9600 (202) 220-9601 (fax)

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Index to Appendix
United States' Responses to Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact (Doc. No. 18) (8/11/2006) ............................................................................................................59 Stipulated Facts of the Parties Relating to Pending Motions for Summary Judgment and Related Motions ......................................................................................................63 Contract between Defense Supplies Corporation and Shell Oil Company (5/1/1943) .................70 United States Post-Trial Brief for the Allocation Trial (Filed in United States v. Shell, No. 910589 (April 1, 1998)) .....................................................................................................................72

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS SHELL OIL COMPANY, UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, and TEXACO, INC., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 06-141 C (Senior Judge Smith)

DEFENDANT'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' PROPOSED FINDINGS OF UNCONTROVERTED FACT Pursuant to Rule 56(h)(2) of this Court's Rules ("RCFC"), defendant, the United States, respectfully responds proposed findings filed by plaintiffs with their motion for partial summary judgment as to liability. 1. On April 10, 1942, Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and the United States, through the Defense Supplies Corporation ("DSC"), entered into a contract for the sale and purchase of large volumes of 100-octane aviation gasoline ("Avgas"). Contract between Defense Supplies Corporation and Shell Oil Company, Incorporated (April 10, 1942) ("1942 Shell Contract"), Pl. App. 1-24. Response: This is a legal conclusion to which RCFC 56 requires no response here. It cannot be supported, in any event, by the cited document, which is unsigned and not authenticated in this record. 2. On May 1, 1943, Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and the United States, through the DSC, entered into a contract for the sale and purchase of large volumes of Avgas. Contract

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on July 25, 2008, the attached document was filed electronically. I understand that service is complete upon filing and that parties may access this filing through the Court's ECF system.

s/Michael W. Kirk Michael W. Kirk Counsel of Record Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 220-9600 (202) 220-9601 (fax)