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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS SSA MARINE, INC. , Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 05-490C (Judge Wheeler)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's July 31, 2008 Order, the parties respectfully submit this Joint Status Report. Since the Court stayed proceedings on June 25, 2008, the parties have been discussing the possibility of settlement. The parties have reached a possible resolution, for which defendant's counsel needs to obtain authorization from her superiors. For the reasons set forth above, the parties request the Court to stay the proceedings for forty-five days, to and including October 30, 2008. The parties will file a joint status report on October 30, 2008 regarding the status of any settlement discussions, or if all matters have been settled by October 30, 2008, the parties, will, instead, file a joint stipulation of dismissal.

Respectfully submitted, GREGORY G. KATZ Assistant Attorney General

JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

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s/Bryant G. Snee BRYANT G. SNEE Deputy Director

s/Jane C. Dempsey JANE C. DEMPSEY Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Commercial Litigation Branch 1100 L Street, N.W., ATTN: Classification Unit8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 353-0897 Fax: (202) 307-0972 E-mail: [email protected] September 15, 2008 Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on this 15th day of September, 2008, 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/Jane C. Dempsey