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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 June 25, 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 are attempting to resolve certain issues raised during the discussions, and determine whether settlement of this matter may be appropriate. For the reasons set forth above, the parties request the Court to stay the proceedings for forty-five days, to and including September 15, 2008. The parties will file a joint status report on September 15, 2008 regarding the status of any settlement discussions, or provide a proposed date for the government to file its response to the plaintiff's motion to exclude.

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] July 30, 2008 Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on this 30th day of July, 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