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Case 1:05-cv-01188-MBH

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS __________________ No. 05-1188 T Judge Horn TEXTRON INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. __________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT __________________ As indicated in their last status report, the parties have reached a settlement agreement in this case. Defendant has instructed the Internal Revenue Service to process overpayments of excise tax according to the settlement agreement. The Service is still processing the overpayments according to the settlement agreement, as directed by the defendant. Once the

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overpayments are processed, the parties will file a stipulation for the voluntary dismissal of this case, with prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a). Respectfully submitted,

s/Paul Kattas PAUL L. KATTAS JOSEPH A. BOYLE JACOB J. MILES Kelley Drye & Warren 101 Park Avenue New York, New York 10178 (212) 808-7800

s/Jacob Christensen JACOB E. CHRISTENSEN U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division Court of Federal Claims Section Post Office Box 26 Ben Franklin Post Office Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 307-0878 EILEEN J. O'CONNOR Assistant Attorney General DAVID GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section G. ROBSON STEWART Reviewer s/G. Robson Stewart Of Counsel Dated: May 9, 2007 Attorneys for Defendant

Dated: May 9, 2007 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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