Free Status Report - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:05-cv-00576-FMA

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Filed 11/16/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS No. 05-576 T (Judge Allegra) ________________________ PRESTOP HOLDINGS, LLC, JL INVESTMENT TRUST, JOHN M. LARSON, GRANTOR/TRUSTEE, TAX MATTERS PARTNER FILING AS NOTICE PARTNER, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ______________ DEFENDANT'S STATUS REPORT ______________

Pursuant to the Order of this Court, the defendant files this status report to inform the Court of the status of the criminal proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The criminal case of United States v. Stein, et al., No. S1 05 crim 0888 (SDNY),was set for trial to begin on January 16, 2006. By Order dated November 13, 2006, the judge continued the trial date in Stein, and although the defendants requested a trial date no earlier than April of 2007, the judge did not set a new date for the trial. The judge scheduled a conference for December 20, 2006, to consider possible trial dates.

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Case 1:05-cv-00576-FMA

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Filed 11/16/2006

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The reasons for the stay specified in the Government's Motion for Stay remain. Defendant believes that the suspension of all proceedings in this case continues to be appropriate until resolution of the criminal case and the ongoing criminal investigation. Respectfully submitted, November 16, 2006 Date s/ David R. House DAVID R. HOUSE Attorney of Record 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) 616-3366 EILEEN J. O'CONNOR Assistant Attorney General DAVID GUSTAFSON Chief, Court of Federal Claims Section Of Counsel Attorneys for Defendant

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