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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS OAK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 06-113C (Judge Horn)

STATUS REPORT Defendant, the United States, respectfully submits this status report updating the Court regarding the status of settlement in the above captioned case. As previously noted, the internal Government settlement memorandum has now been approved by the authorized representative of the Attorney General. Due primarily to the holidays, the

parties have not yet resolved the outstanding issue regarding the release language in the settlement agreement. However, because

the issue is minor, the Government anticipates that it will be resolved expeditiously, and that a stipulation of dismissal thereafter will be promptly filed. Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

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s/Steven J. Gillingham STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Assistant Director

s/Richard P. Schroeder RICHARD P. SCHROEDER Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit Eighth Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 305-7562 Attorneys for Defendant January 2, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that on this 2nd day of January 2008, a copy of the foregoing "DEFENDANT'S 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/Richard P. Schroeder