Fannie Mae & Fairholme: Status Conference Bumped Again

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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

Case 1:13-cv-00465-MMS Document 81 Filed 08/07/14 Page 1 of 3

  • 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

[email protected]

Attorneys for Defendant

(202) 220-9600

(202) 220-9601 (fax)

[email protected]

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

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