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Case 1:98-cv-00405-ECH

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS CROMAN CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 98-405C (Judge Hewitt)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant the Court's order of June 16, 2008, the parties respectfully provide the following joint status report.1 The parties have discussed various possibilities for settlement but have not reached a tentative agreement. On April 10, 2008, defendant's counsel provided plaintiff with a number that he would be willing to recommend for settlement, along with supporting calculations and analysis. On April 29, 2008, plaintiff provided defendant with a counter-offer. On June 25, 2008, defendant's counsel provided plaintiff with another number he would be willing to recommend for settlement, subject to plaintiff satisfying certain concerns, along with supporting calculations and analysis. Plaintiff has analyzed defendant's counsel's June 25, 2008 letter and the parties have agreed that they should proceed with litigating this case, rather than continue settlement discussions exclusively. The parties respectfully suggest that they file a status report proposing an initial schedule for moving forward with this litigation on or before July 15, 2008.

Pursuant to the Court's order of December 12, 2005, the parties are filing an identical status report in Croman Corp. v. United States, No. 01-40C.

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Case 1:98-cv-00405-ECH

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Respectfully submitted,
GREGORY G. KATSAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director

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

/s/Alan I. Saltman SALTMAN & STEVENS, P.C. 1801 K Street, N.W. Suite M-110 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 452-2140 Counsel for Plaintiff

/s/ William P. Rayel William P. Rayel Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 616-0302 Fax: (202) 307-0972 Attorneys for Defendant

July 2, 2008

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