Fannie Mae & Fairholme: Status Conference Bumped Again by TimHoward717
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Fannie Mae & Fairholme: Status Conference Bumped Again
MONDAY STATUS CONFERENCE MOVED TO THURSDAY (unless the Court not available, then still on Monday)
Case 1:13-cv-00465-MMS Document 81 Filed 08/07/14 Page 1 of 3
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
FAIRHOLME FUNDS, INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE UNITED STATES,
Defendant.
No. 13-465C Judge Sweeney
JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING AUGUST STATUS CONFERENCE
In accordance with the Court’s Order dated August 5, 2014 (Doc. 78), the parties have conferred regarding the rescheduling of the status conference originally set for August 7, 2014. Because of scheduling conflicts affecting counsel for Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs respectfully propose that the status conference be held during the afternoon of Wednesday, August 13 rather than on Monday, August 11. Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendant are available at any time during the afternoon of August 13. If the Court is not available on August 13, the parties can make them-selves available for a status conference on Monday, August 11 starting at any time between noon and 2:00 p.m.
In accordance with this Court’s Orders of April 4, 2014 (Doc. 40) and April 9, 2014 (Doc. 41), the parties hereby notify the Court that the following attorneys for the Fairholme Plaintiffs plan to appear in person at the status conference:
- David H. Thompson, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
- Vincent J. Colatriano, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
The following attorneys for the Fairholme Plaintiffs plan to appear by telephone:
- Charles J. Cooper, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
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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 / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTCBB:FNMA))
- Taylor Lankford, King & Spalding (representing FFreddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC))
Finally, in accordance with the Court’s April 9 Order, counsel for the Fairholme Plain- tiffs has contacted counsel for the plaintiffs in the related cases pending before this Court. The following attorneys intend to listen to the status conference telephonically:
• Michael Barr, Dentons (Arrowood Indemnity Corp. v. United States, No. 13-698)
• Robert M. Roseman, Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis (Washington Federal v. United States, No. 13-385)
• Noah Schubert, Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP (Fisher v. United States, No. 13-608, Reid v. United States, No. 14-152)
• Miranda Kolbe, Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP (Fisher v. United States, No. 13-608, Reid v. United States, No. 14-152)
• Ed Haber, Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP (Fisher v. United States, No. 13-608, Reid v. United States, No. 14-152)
Date: August 7, 2014 Respectfully submitted,
STUART F. DELERY
Assistant Attorney General
s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr.
ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR.
Director
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
Case 1:13-cv-00465-MMS Document 81 Filed 08/07/14 Page 2 of 3
s/ Kenneth M. Dintzer
KENNETH M. DINTZER
Acting Deputy Director
Commercial Litigation Branch
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 480 Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
(202) 616-0385
(202) 307-0972 fax
Attorneys for Defendant
(202) 220-9600
(202) 220-9601 (fax)
Of counsel:
Vincent J. Colatriano
David H. Thompson
Peter A. Patterson
Brian Barnes
COOPER &KIRK, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 220-9600
(202) 220-9601 (fax)
Case 1:13-cv-00465-MMS Document