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Case 1:98-cv-00543-ECH

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

GOLD LINE REFINING, LTD. Plaintiff,

v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 98-543 C (Judge Hewitt)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the March 7, 2006 Order of the Court, the parties respectfully advise the Court that on September 21, 2007, the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in ConocoPhillips v. United States, No. 2007-5005, 2007, 501 F.3d 1374 (Fed Cir. Sept. 21, 2007) affirming the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of select ConocoPhillips claims. Further, on September 28, 2007 the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its ruling in Tesoro Hawaii Corp. v. United States, No. 2007-5022 , 2007 WL 2818640 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 28, 2007) also affirming the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of select Tesoro claims. Accordingly, and in view of the above rulings, Plaintiff is considering settlement of the instant litigation and expects to reach a decision by January 21, 2008.

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Case 1:98-cv-00543-ECH

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Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General

s/ Jeanne E. Davidson JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

s/ Ronald H. Uscher RONALD H. USCHER Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Two Lafayette Centre 1133 21st Street, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 293-8815 Facsimile: (202) 293-7994

s/ Reginald T. Blades, Jr. REGINALD T. BLADES, JR. Assistant Director Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor, 110 L Street Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 616-8257 Facsimile: (202) 307-0972 Attorneys for Defendant

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: _December 20, 2007__

Date: __December 20, 2007__

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