Case 1:05-cv-00830-CFL
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________________________________________________________________________ HIGHLAND VENTURES, A CALIFORNIA Limited Partnership, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of November 9, 2005, the parties respectfully submit the following Joint Status Report to apprise the Court of the status of their efforts to resolve this and numerous closely-related cases through the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") pilot program. The parties are pleased to report that the approval process within the Department of Justice is now complete and that the parties' proposed settlement was approved on April 3, 2007. The parties are currently in the process of verifying the plaintiffs and properties included in the settlement, after which the agreement will be signed and the settlement process will be implemented. The parties have conferred regarding the filing of this document, and counsel for defendant has represented to counsel for plaintiffs that defendant concurs in the contents of this Joint Status Report. File No. 05-830 (Judge Charles F. Lettow)
Case 1:05-cv-00830-CFL
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Filed 05/08/2007
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Dated: May 8, 2007 Filed Electronically
Respectfully submitted, s/ Jeff H. Eckland JEFF H. ECKLAND Mark J. Blando, Of Counsel ECKLAND & BLANDO LLP 500 Lumber Exchange 10 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Telephone: (612) 236-0160 Facsimile: (612) 236-0179 Jerry W. Snider, Of Counsel William L. Roberts, Of Counsel FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 766-7000 Facsimile: (612) 766-1600 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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