LITIGATION UPDATE

 re: AL-ALI v. The UNITED STATES

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Case No. 05-1227C

 Update:  January 24, 2006

             On January 13, 2006, our office filed an Amended Complaint with the Court adding additional plaintiffs to this litigation.  On January 23, 2006, Defendant, The United States, filed their Answer to our Amended Complaint.    Both parties now have until March 16, 2006 to file with the Court a Joint Preliminary Status Report, setting forth the factual issues and providing a recommended discovery plan.   After the filing of this report, the Court will then issue a formal scheduling order for discovery and other pre-trial dates. 

A Letter of Acknowledgement has been mailed to all those named in both the original Complaint and the Amended Complaint confirming your status as a plaintiff in this lawsuit. If you have not received such a letter and believe you are a plaintiff, please contact our office to verify we have your current information.

  As new information becomes available, we will continue to update this website therefore, please check back periodically.   In the meantime, should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office by phone at (858) 467-1199 or via email to attorneys Brad Fields at Brad@coplaw.org or Julie Buechler at Julie@coplaw.org or to paralegal Catherine Bond at Cathy@coplaw.org.