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Case 1:98-cv-00826-EJD

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Filed 04/24/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________________________________________________________________________ JOHN A. ADAMS and JOYCE E. ADAMS, et al., and BELLAS DOMAS, L.P., et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's Order of April 13, 2006, the parties respectfully submit the following Joint Status Report to inform the Court on how they propose to proceed in this matter. This case, along with more than 250 related suits before the Court of Federal Claims involving over 600 plaintiffs, is currently the subject of settlement discussions that have been ongoing between the parties for over a year pursuant to the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") Pilot Program. In connection with these proceedings, a settlement conference will be held among counsel for the parties before Judge Marian Blank Horn commencing on May 8, 2006. The parties are hopeful that a proposed settlement agreement encompassing the claims asserted in all of the related cases, including this one, will be reached as a result of with that conference. File Nos. 96-699C & 98-826C (consolidated) (Judge Damich)

Case 1:98-cv-00826-EJD

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As a result, the parties jointly propose that the Court similarly issue a further stay in this case until June 1, 2006, in order to permit the parties to continue their efforts to reach a resolution of this matter before continuing with further proceedings in this matter.

Respectfully submitted, s/ Jeff H. Eckland JEFF H. ECKLAND Mark J. Blando, Of Counsel ECKLAND & BLANDO LLP 500 Lumber Exchange 10 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Telephone: (612) 236-0160 Facsimile: (612) 236-0179 Jerry W. Snider, Of Counsel William L. Roberts, Of Counsel Mark D. Savin, Of Counsel FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 766-7000 Facsimile: (612) 766-1600 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dated: April 24, 2006 Filed Electronically With the consent of the Attorney for Defendant PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General s/ David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Kenneth S. Kessler KENNETH S. KESSLER Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit Room 7026 Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 305-7562 Facsimile: (202) 305-7643 Attorneys for Defendant

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