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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

DENNIS W. JORDAN, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 06-96C (Judge Thomas C. Wheeler)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to this Court's order dated January 25, 2007, the parties respectfully submit this joint status report regarding the parties' efforts to amicably resolve this action during the stay period. As indicated in the joint stay motion filed on

January 24, 2007, the plaintiff has informally offered to settle this matter amicably and he recently expressed his willingness to meet with the defendant to discuss this matter further. Currently, defendant's counsel has scheduled meetings with plaintiff's counsel in Denver, Colorado for March 13, 2007 and March 14, 2007. The parties plan to discuss the possibility of

resolving this matter amicably during those meetings. Accordingly, the parties are in agreement that the stay in this matter should be extended. Additionally, the parties remain in agreement that our discussions during the stay period have been beneficial and that additional discussions between counsel may lead to the resolution of this case. To this end, plaintiff's counsel has provided

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defendant's counsel with additional information to assist the parties in their settlement discussions. Assuming that a

settlement is ultimately approved and accepted by the authorized representatives of the Government and the plaintiff, the parties would then expect to file a joint stipulation for the dismissal of this case with prejudice. A continued stay of further proceedings pending the completion of our settlement efforts is appropriate and in the interests of judicial economy. Accordingly, the parties

respectfully request that the stay of this matter be extended through April 19, 2007, to complete the parties' efforts to resolve this matter amicably. Should this action not be resolved by April 19, 2007, we respectfully request that a joint status report be ordered to be filed with the Court on or before that date. For the foregoing

reasons, we respectfully request that this matter be stayed to complete the parties' efforts to resolve this matter amicably. Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director

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s/ Steven J. Gillingham STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Assistant Director s/ Kent G. Huntington KENT G. HUNTINGTON Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel.: (202) 305-7561 Fax: (202) 353-7988 March 8, 2007 Attorneys for Defendant

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March 8, 2007

s/ William Mahaffey H. William Mahaffey Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 90 S. Cascade, Suite 1100 Colorado Springs, CO80903 Tel.: (719) 386-3000 Fax: (719) 386-3070

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on March 8, 2007, a copy of the foregoing "JOINT STATUS REPORT" was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this 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/ Kent G. Huntington Kent G. Huntington