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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
DANILO M. ALMARES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
Case No. 05-506C (Judge Lynn J. Bush)
JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of February 9, 2007, the parties respectfully submit the following joint status report concerning the status of payment pursuant to the December 2, 2005 partial settlement agreement covering Immigration and Customs Enforcement Technical Enforcement Officers. The parties report that payment was received from the Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service, Judgment Fund Group on February 13, 2007, for the claims of eight out of the nine plaintiffs covered under the aforementioned settlement agreement. Payment for plaintiff Clifford S. Pike was not received. On March 5, 2007, the government submitted Mr. Pike's claim for payment to the Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service, Judgment Fund Group. Payment is expected by April 15, 2007.
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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General
s/Jules Bernstein JULES BERNSTEIN Bernstein & Lipsett, P.C. 1920 L Street, N.W. Suite 303 Washington, D.C. 20036 OF COUNSEL: LINDA LIPSETT Tel: (202) 296-1798 Fax: (202) 296-7220
s/Jeanne E. Davidson JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director
s/Edgar N. James EDGAR N. JAMES James & Hoffman, P.C. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 496-0500 Fax: (202) 496-0555 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dated: March 15, 2007
s/Shalom Brilliant SHALOM BRILLIANT Senior Trial Counsel Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 616-8275 Fax: (202) 305-7643 OF COUNSEL: Michael J. Dierberg William Rayel Trial Attorneys Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attorneys for Defendant Dated: March 15, 2007
Filed Electronically with the consent of the Attorneys for Defendant
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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that on this 15th day of March 2007, a copy of the foregoing "JOINT STATUS REPORT" was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.
s/Jules Bernstein