Free Order - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:05-cv-01042-CFL

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Filed 04/30/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS No. 05-1042C (Filed: April 30, 2007) ____________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) DALLES IRRIGATION DISTRICT, ORDER The court acknowledges receipt of the parties' Joint Status Report, filed April 25, 2007. The parties propose that a (1) four-day trial be held in Portland, Oregon, (2) the trial be bifurcated to address only the issue of liability, and (3) if the government is found liable, the parties meet to resolve the issue of appropriate damages, if any, within 60 days of the date of this court's opinion and order on liability. The court accepts the parties' proposals. Pre-trial preparatory steps, trial, and post-trial briefing shall proceed according to the following schedule: Event Pre-trial submissions Status conference Final pre-trial conference Trial Plaintiff's post-trial brief due The government's post-trial response due Date As provided in Appendix A, ¶¶ 13-17 of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims September 10, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (by telephonic means) November 6, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (by telephonic means) November 13-16, 2007, in Portland, Oregon, commencing each day at 9:30 a.m. January 18, 2008 March 2, 2008

Case 1:05-cv-01042-CFL

Document 41

Filed 04/30/2007

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Plaintiff's post-trial reply brief due Closing argument

March 30, 2008 April 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (by telephonic means)

It is so ORDERED.

s/ Charles F. Lettow Judge