Case 1:06-cv-00116-NBF
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
No. 06-116C Judge Firestone
JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's April 2, 2008 order, the parties, through their respective counsel of record, respectfully submit this joint status report regarding the parties' settlement negotiations. The Government's attorney has recommended a proposed settlement to Department of Justice officials with the requisite authority to approve a settlement of this case, but that recommendation is still pending. The parties respectfully request an additional 14 days from the date of this joint status report in order to provide additional time for the authorized Department of Justice officials to approve the recommended settlement. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that they be permitted to submit another status report in 14 days, on or before April 28, 2008, regarding the progress of the proposed settlement, or to the extent the settlement is not approved, to suggest further proceedings for this matter. Should the parties resolve this matter prior to April 28, 2008, the parties will submit the appropriate document to this Court.
Case 1:06-cv-00116-NBF
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Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/Mark A. Melnick MARK A. MELNICK Assistant Director s/Marla T. Conneely MARLA T. CONNEELY Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street Washington, D.C. 20530 tel: (202) 305-3689 fax: (202) 305-7643 OF COUNSEL: Suzanne Boyce Carlson Office of the Solicitor Pacific Southwest Region 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 735 Oakland, California 94607 April 14, 2008 Attorneys for Defendant
s/Neil H. O'Donnell NEIL H. O'DONNELL Rogers Joseph O'Donnell 311 California Street San Francisco, California 94104 Tel. (415) 956-2828 Fax (415) 956-6457 Attorney for Plaintiff
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