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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ERNEST LONG, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 05-143C (Chief Judge Damich)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Defendant, the United States, and plaintiffs Ernest Long, et al., respectfully submit the following status report pursuant to the Court's February 3, 2006 decision. Soon after receipt of the Court's February 3, 2006 decision, the parties commenced discussions aimed at determining the proper course of conduct in light of the Court's decision. The parties

now have begun the process of attempting to resolve this case without further involvement of the Court. The parties

respectfully request that all proceedings be stayed for a period of 45 days to allow the parties sufficient time to concentrate upon possible resolution of this case. If the parties have not

resolved this matter within 45 days from the date of the order granting a stay of proceedings, the parties request permission to file a joint status report with the Court every 45 days, until resolution of the case or until the stay of proceedings is lifted.

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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Mark A. Melnick MARK A. MELNICK Assistant Director OF COUNSEL: PATRICIA ARMSTRONG Office of the Solicitor Department of the Interior s/ David B. Stinson DAVID B. STINSON Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor, 1100 L St. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 307-0163 Fax: (202) 514-8624 Attorneys for Defendant

MARCH 1, 2006

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s/ Robert A. Jones Robert A. Jones Chamberlain, Kaufman & Jones 35 Fuller Road Albany, New York 12205 Tele: (518) 435-9426 Fax: (518) 435-9102 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on March 1, 2006, 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. may access this filing through the Court's system. s/ David B. Stinson DAVID B. STINSON Parties