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JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING MARCH 25 STATUS CONFERENCE
In accordance with this Court’s Order of August 13, 2014 (Doc. 85), the parties hereby notify the Court that they believe that it should hold a status conference to discuss Plaintiffs’ de- cision to move forward with depositions of Government witnesses before the Government has completed its production of documents. Plaintiffs’ counsel have scheduling conflicts and are un- available on March 25. Accordingly, the parties propose that a status conference be held, subject to the Court’s availability, during the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, or at 10am or at 2pm or later on Friday, March 27. The parties are also available for a status conference on Tuesday, March 31, but the Government would prefer that the status conference be held this week if the Court is available.
The parties hereby notify the Court that the following attorneys for the Fairholme Plain- tiffs plan to appear in person at the status conference:
? Charles J. Cooper, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
? David H. Thompson, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
? Vincent J. Colatriano, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
The following attorney for the Fairholme Plaintiffs plans to appear by telephone: 1
?No. 13-465C
) (Judge Sweeney)
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? Christine Cubias, General Counsel, Fairholme Funds, Inc.
The following attorneys for the United States plan to appear in person:
? Kenneth M. Dintzer
? Elizabeth M. Hosford
? Gregg M. Schwind
The following other attorneys plan to appear by telephone:
? Zac Hudson, Bancroft PLLC (representing Fannie Mae)
? Michael Ciatti, King & Spalding (representing Freddie Mac)
In accordance with the Court’s prior orders, counsel for the Fairholme Plaintiffs has con- tacted counsel for the plaintiffs in the related cases pending before this Court. The following at- torneys intend to listen to the status conference telephonically1:
? Hamish Hume, Boies, Schiller & Flexner (Cacciapelle v. United States, No. 13-466)
? Richard M. Zuckerman, Dentons (Arrowood Indemnity Corp. v. United States, No. 13-698)
? Noah Schubert, Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe (Fisher v. United States, No. 13-608, Reid v. United States, No. 14-152)
? Miranda Kolbe, Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe (Fisher v. United States, No. 13- 608, Reid v. United States, No. 14-152)
? Robert M. Roseman, Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis (Washington Federal v. United States, No. 13-385)
? Louis C. Ludwig, Pomerantz LLP (American European Insurance Co. v. United States, No. 13-496)
1 Once the Court schedules the status conference, Plaintiffs will confer with the attorneys in the related cases and file a revised list if necessary.
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Date: March 23, 2015
BENJAMIN C. MIZER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr. ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. Director
s/ Kenneth M. Dintzer
KENNETH M. DINTZER
Deputy Director
Commercial Litigation Branch U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 480 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044
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Respectfully submitted,
s/ Charles J. Cooper
Charles J. Cooper
Counsel of Record for Plaintiffs COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
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Of counsel:
Vincent J. Colatriano
David H. Thompson
Peter A. Patterson
Brian W. Barnes
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
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