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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS FISHERMAN'S HARVEST, INC., et al Plaintiffs, v. WEEKS MARINE, INC. Intervenor Plaintiff v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. § § § § § § § § § § § § § § §

NO. 05 -840 C and NO. 05-1044 C (CONSOLIDATED) (Chief Judge Damich)

PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST/MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE/HEARING Come now, FISHERMAN'S HARVEST, INC., C. JOE NELSON, JR., DORIS MAE NELSON, VANESSA JO NELSON VALLEJO, VICKIE JO NELSON SALAZAR, CHILDRESS SEAFOOD, INC., W. F. CHILDRESS and ALTON LEE KELLY, Plaintiffs in the above-entitled and numbered cause, and make and file this Plaintiffs' Request/Motion for Status Conference/Hearing and would respectfully show unto the Court the following: I. INTRODUCTION 1. 2. 3. This Court has entered a scheduling order on January 25, 2006 [Doc. 30]. Pursuant to such scheduling order, Plaintiffs' Expert Reports are due on April 14, 2006. Plaintiffs have noticed several depositions for March 29 and 30, 2006 and for April 3 and

4, 2006. 4. 5. 45]. Defendant, The United States, has filed its Motion for Protective Order [Doc. 46]. Intervenor Plaintiff, Weeks Marine, Inc., has filed its Motion for Protective Order [Doc.

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Defendant, The United States, has unilaterally refused to produce witnesses that it agreed

to produce and that were properly noticed. 7. Plaintiffs have filed their response in opposition to Defendant, The United States',

Motion for Protective Order [Doc. 47] and their response in opposition to Intervenor Plaintiff, Weeks Marine, Inc.'s, Motion for Protective Order [Doc. 48]. 8. The Plaintiffs request that these various motions and responses be set for status

conference/hearing on Monday, March 27, 2006, or as soon as possible because of the time restraints of the scheduling order and the notices of depositions. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiffs, Fisherman's Harvest, Inc., C. Joe Nelson, Jr., Doris Mae Nelson, Vanessa Jo Nelson Vallejo, Vickie Jo Nelson Salazar, W. F. Childress, Childress Seafood, Inc. and Alton Lee Kelly, pray for the Court to set Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant, The United States', Motion for Protective Order and Plaintiffs' Response to Intervenor, Weeks Marine, Inc.'s, Motion for Protective Order for status conference/hearing on Monday, March 27, 2006, or as soon as possible before the first scheduled deposition of Wednesday, March 29, 2006, and for such other and further relief that may be awarded at law or in equity. Respectfully submitted,

By:

s/ David E. Bernsen
DAVID ERIC BERNSEN Southern District of Texas Bar No. 83425 Texas State Bar No. 02217500 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID E. BERNSEN, P.C. Post Office Box 822 Beaumont, Texas 77704 (409) 832-1957 (409) 832-2211 [FACSIMILE]
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[email protected] ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS FISHERMAN'S HARVEST, INC., C. JOE NELSON, JR., DORIS MAE NELSON, VANESSA JO NELSON VALLEJO AND VICKIE JO NELSON SALAZAR AND A. MARK FAGGARD Texas State Bar No. 06772000 A. MARK FAGGARD, P.C. 550 Fannin Street, Suite 1141 Beaumont, Texas 77701 (409) 835-4300 (409) 835-4335 [FACSIMILE] [email protected] OF COUNSEL TO ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS FISHERMAN'S HARVEST, INC., C. JOE NELSON, JR., DORIS MAE NELSON, VANESSA JO NELSON VALLEJO AND VICKIE JO NELSON SALAZAR

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing instrument has been filed electronically in accordance with the rules of this Court on this the 24th day of March, 2006.

s/ David E. Bernsen
DAVID E. BERNSEN E-mail: [email protected]

David F. D'Alessandris ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT THE UNITED STATES Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch 3

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Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 TEL: (202) 307-1011 FAX: (202) 514-8624 P. Alex Petty Ana-Valli Gordon OF COUNSEL TO ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT THE UNITED STATES Assistant District Counsel United States Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston, Texas 77550 Kenneth G. Engerrand ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENOR PLAINTIFF WEEKS MARINE, INC. Brown Sims, P.C. 1177 West Loop South, Tenth Floor Houston, Texas 77027-9007 Phone: (713) 629-1580 Fax: (713) 629-5027 Allen D. Hemphill OF COUNSEL TO ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENOR PLAINTIFF WEEKS MARINE, INC. Brown Sims, P.C. 1177 West Loop South, Tenth Floor Houston, Texas 77027-9007 Phone: (713) 629-1580 Fax: (713) 629-5027 Paul O'Finan ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS CHILDRESS SEAFOOD, INC., W. F. CHILDRESS AND ALTON LEE KELLY 9597 Jones Road, #317
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Houston, Texas 77065 Phone: (713) 202-1776 Fax: (713) 683-1783 E-Mail: [email protected] Shannon T. Nash OF COUNSEL TO ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS CHILDRESS SEAFOOD, INC., W. F. CHILDRESS AND ALTON LEE KELLY Tolleson & Nash 26510 Keith Street Spring, Texas 77373 TEL: (281) 350-3900 FAX: (281) 350-9977

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