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Case 1:05-cv-00576-FMA

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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. In our Motion to Stay filed November 30, 2005, and later filings, the most recent of which was the status report filed on May 17, 2006, the Government had stated that the criminal case of United States v. Stein, et al., No. S1 05 crim 0888 (SDNY), was set for trial to begin on September 11, 2006. By Order entered July 19, 2006, the District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the criminal defendant's Motion for Continuance and continued the criminal trial until January 15, 2006. On July 21, 2006, that date was subsequently changed to

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Case 1:05-cv-00576-FMA

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Filed 08/16/2006

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January 16, 2006 due to the timing of Martin Luther King Day. The reasons for the stay specified in the Government's Motion for Stay remain and are not affected by the District Court's continuance of the criminal case. 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, August 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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