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Case 1:95-cv-00524-GWM

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS HOMER J. HOLLAND, STEVEN BANGERT, co-executor of the ESTATE OF HOWARD R. ROSS, AND FIRST BANK Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 95-524 C (Judge G. Miller)

PLAINTIFFS' STATEMENT CONCERNING TRIAL WITNESS ORDER AND EXPECTED DURATION OF TESTIMONY PURSUANT TO THIS COURT'S ORDER OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 Pursuant to the Court's Preliminary Pretrial Order of September 6, 2007, Plaintiffs hereby notify the Court of the order in which they intend to call their witnesses, and the anticipated duration of Plaintiffs' direct examination of each witness. Between the examinations of each of the trial witnesses listed below, Plaintiffs intend to read into the record the designated excerpts of the deposition testimony of Howard Ross, Leo Blaber, Diana Januska, Larry Ferries, Ronald Karr, Lawrence Kenny, and Paul Griffin. Depending on the length of Defendant's cross-examinations, however, Plaintiffs may reserve the presentation of some or all of the deposition designations until after the testimony of Ronald Pikus. Witness 1. 2. 3. Steven Bangert Bryan Daniels John Rose Expected Duration of Examination 4-6 hours 2-3 hours 1 hour

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Witness 4. 5. 6. Ronald Pikus Neil Murphy Homer Holland

Expected Duration of Examination 4-5 hours 4 hours 14 hours

Although Plaintiffs reserve the right to call other witnesses identified in their September 26, 2007 Witness List, Plaintiffs do not presently intend to call in their casein-chief any witness other than those identified above. Respectfully submitted,

Of Counsel: Melvin C. Garbow Howard N. Cayne Michael A. Johnson Joshua P. Wilson ARNOLD & PORTER, LLP 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-1206 Co-counsel for First Bank: Donald J. Gunn, Jr., Esq. Sharon R. Wice, Esq. Gunn and Gunn First Bank Building Creve Coeur 11901 Olive Blvd., Suite 312 P.O. Box 419002 St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (314) 432-4550 (tel.) (314) 432-4489 (fax)

/s/ David B. Bergman David B. Bergman ARNOLD & PORTER, LLP 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-1206 (202) 942-5000 (tel.) (202) 942-5999 (fax) Counsel for plaintiffs Holland and Ross and First Bank.

Dated:

November 29, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on this 29th day of November 2007, I caused the foregoing PLAINTIFFS' STATEMENT CONCERNING TRIAL WITNESS ORDER AND EXPECTED DURATION OF TESTIMONY PURSUANT TO THIS COURT'S ORDER OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 to be filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system.

Dated: November 29, 2007

/s/ Joshua P. Wilson Joshua P. Wilson