Free Motion for Status Conference - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:01-cv-00201-VJW

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Filed 08/02/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS CAROL AND ROBERT TESTWUIDE, et. al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) V. ) ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________________

No.: 01-201L

Judge Victor J. Wolski

JOINT MOTION TO REQUEST A STATUS CONFERENCE COME NOW the parties, by counsel, and represent to the Court that on various dates between July 19 through August 1, 2006 the parties have conferred regarding the remainder of the pretrial schedule and the requirements of RCFC, Appendix A ¶¶ 13-14 should trial be necessary. The parties jointly propose the following schedule: 1. Exhibit List. The parties shall exchange Exhibit Lists in accordance with ¶ 13(a) on August 9, 2006. 2. Meeting of Counsel. The parties shall have a Meeting of Counsel in accordance with ¶ 13(c) on August 10, 2006. 3. Joint Certification. The parties shall file a Joint Certification in accordance with ¶ 13(d) on August 17, 2006. 4. Joint Exhibit List. The parties shall file a Joint Exhibit List with the Court on October 2, 2006. 5. Pretrial Conference. The parties propose holding the pretrial conference on October 6, 2006 at 10:00AM. The parties did not reach agreement on the remaining pretrial matters. Plaintiffs propose waiving ¶ 14 Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law and relying on briefing previously filed with the Court. Defendant opposes waiving the ¶ 14 pretrial briefing, and proposes that the pretrial briefing be tailored to the scope of the trial, depending on the Court's decision on defendant's pending dispositive motion. For the foregoing reasons, the parties jointly move for a status conference.

Case 1:01-cv-00201-VJW

Document 192

Filed 08/02/2006

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Dated: August 2, 2006

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jack E. Ferrebee Jack E. Ferrebee HofheimerFerrebee. P.C. 1060 Laskin Road, Suite 12B Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s/ Steven D. Bryant Steven D. Bryant Environmental & Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice 601 D Street, NW, Rm. 3205 Washington, D.C. 20004 Counsel for Defendants Of Counsel: Robert J. Smith Mary Raivel Navy Litigation Office 720 Kennon Street Washington Navy Yard, D.C. 20374

Of Counsel: Kieron F. Quinn Martin E. Wolf Quinn, Gordon & Wolf, Chtd. 40 West Chesapeake Avenue Suite 408 Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 825-2300 Rm. 233 [email protected] [email protected] Kristen Hofheimer Charles R. Hofheimer HofheimerFerrebee, P.C. 1060 Laskin Road, Suite 12B Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 (757) 425-5200 [email protected] [email protected] Stephen C. Swain Thomas Shuttleworth Lawrence Woodward Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano & Swain 4525 South Boulevard Suite 300 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 (757) 671-6000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

CDR Dominick Yacono JAGC, USN Commander Navy region Mid-Atlanic, Code (00LE) 1510 Gilbert Street Norfolk, VA 23511-2737