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Case 1:05-cv-00708-CFL

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

SCOTT TIMBER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 05-708C (Judge Lettow)

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND JOINT MOTION TO AMEND SCHEDULE The Court's amended scheduling order dated March 7, 2007 currently provides that depositions of expert witnesses must be concluded by July 6, 2007 and the parties are to file a Joint Status Report by July 13, 2007. However, the parties have recently begun settlement discussions which have the possibility of resolving this case without further litigation. The parties anticipate that they will know whether a mutually agreeable settlement can be reached by mid-August 2007.

Accordingly, the parties jointly move that discovery be suspended in this case until August 20, 2007. On or before August 20, 2007 the parties will file a Joint Status Report with the Court informing the Court of their settlement progress and, if settlement is not likely, recommending a schedule for the completion of depositions of expert witnesses.

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Case 1:05-cv-00708-CFL

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Respectfully submitted,

s/Gary G. Stevens SALTMAN & STEVENS, P.C. 1801 K Street, N.W. Suite M-110 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 452-2140 (202) 775-8217 ­ facsimile Counsel for Plaintiff

PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General

JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

s/Kathryn A. Bleecker Assistant Director

OF COUNSEL: MARCUS R. WAH Associate Regional Attorney USDA-OGC, Pacific Region

s/Joan M. Stentiford Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 1100 L Street, N.W. 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 (202) 616-0341 (202) 514-8624 ­ facsimile Attorneys for Defendant

June 6, 2007

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