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Case 1:05-cv-01227-EJD

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS QASEM M. AL-ALI; et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) Case No. 05-1227 C ) (Chief Judge Damich) ) ) )

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's August 15, 2006 order, the parties respectfully submit this joint status report concerning the status of their efforts to select representative plaintiffs. The parties have not yet been able to agree upon representative plaintiffs from a medium sized facility. However, defendant has received a settlement proposal from the plaintiffs which defendant intends to submit to the authorized representative of the Attorney General with a recommendation. If the offer is accepted, this will obviate the need to select representative plaintiffs. Accordingly, the parties request that the Court enter an order directing the parties to file a joint status report advising the Court of the status of this matter on October 20, 2006. Respectfully submitted,
s/Everett L. Bobbitt EVERETT L. BOBBITT BRADLEY M. FIELDS Bobbitt, Pinckard & Fields APC 8388 Vickers Street San Diego, CA 92111 Tel: (858) 467-1199 Attorneys for Plaintiffs PETER D. KESSLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/Kathryn A. Bleecker KATHRYN A. BLEECKER Assistant Director

Case 1:05-cv-01227-EJD

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s/Michael N. O'Connell MICHAEL N. O'CONNELL Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 305-7561 September 6, 2006 Attorneys for Defendant

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