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Camp Lejeune Water Litigation v. United States<\/p>\n
Status Report \u2014 Document #148<\/p>\n
District Court, E.D. North Carolina<\/p>\n
Docket Number: 7:23-cv-008<\/p>\n
Citation: Camp Lejeune Water Litigation v. United States, 7:23-cv-00897, (E.D.N.C. Feb 27, 2024) ECF No. 148<\/p>\n
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Date Filed: February 27th, 2024, 6:13 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
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Uploaded: February 27th, 2024<\/p>\n
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STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Camp Lejeune Water Litigation, Plaintiff (Bell, James) (Entered: 02\/27\/2024)<\/p>\n
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT<\/p>\n
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA<\/p>\n
SOUTHERN DIVISION<\/p>\n
Case No. 7:23-cv-897<\/p>\n
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IN RE: )<\/p>\n
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CAMP LEJEUNE WATER LITIGATION ) JOINT STATUS REPORT<\/p>\n
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This Document Relates To: )<\/p>\n
ALL CASES )<\/p>\n
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The Plaintiffs\u2019 Leadership Group (the \u201cPLG\u201d), together with the Defendant United States<\/p>\n
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of America (\u201cDefendant\u201d or the \u201cUnited States\u201d) (collectively, the \u201cParties\u201d), jointly file this Joint<\/p>\n
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Status Report pursuant to the Court\u2019s Minute Entry of February 7, 2024. [D.E. 134]. The matters<\/p>\n
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required to be addressed in a Joint Status Report pursuant to Case Management Order No. 2<\/p>\n
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(\u201cCMO-2\u201d) (D.E. 23) are set forth below:<\/p>\n
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(1) An update on the number and status of CLJA actions filed in the Eastern District<\/p>\n
of North Carolina<\/p>\n
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From February 11, 2023 to February 27, 2024, 1,530 Camp Lejeune Justice Act (\u201cCLJA\u201d)<\/p>\n
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complaints have been filed in this district. Fifteen cases have been dismissed; twelve of those were<\/p>\n
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voluntary dismissals and the three others were pro se cases. The cases are divided as follows: Judge<\/p>\n
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Dever \u2013 374 cases; Judge Myers \u2013 396 cases; Judge Boyle \u2013 368 cases; and Judge Flanagan \u2013 392<\/p>\n
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cases.<\/p>\n
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(2) An update on the number and status of administrative claims with the<\/p>\n
Department of Navy<\/p>\n
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There are approximately 170,502 administrative claims on file with the Department of<\/p>\n
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Navy (\u201cNavy\u201d). The Navy has set up a secure storage system capable of receiving personally<\/p>\n
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identifiable information and substantiating documents to intake, organize, and analyze claims for<\/p>\n
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purposes of making decisions on CLJA claims. The Navy expects to have its claims management<\/p>\n
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system available for direct access to firms and pro se claimants on March 1, 2024, and to complete<\/p>\n
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ingestion of its existing claims inventory into the system by the end of March. The Navy continues<\/p>\n
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to utilize two pathways for assessing CLJA claims. Under one pathway, the Navy receives fully<\/p>\n
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developed claims from law firms for manual review. Under the other pathway, the Navy accesses<\/p>\n
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information developed through benefits determinations by the Veterans Administration (\u201cVA\u201d) to<\/p>\n
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substantiate and settle CLJA claims. The Navy\u2019s claims management system will facilitate the<\/p>\n
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organization, management, and evaluation of claims.<\/p>\n
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(3) An update on stipulations entered into between the Parties since the last status<\/p>\n
conference<\/p>\n
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On December 26, 2023, the government filed a Motion to Amend and Correct Case<\/p>\n
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Management Order No. 2. [D.E. 95]. Among other things, the government asked the Court to<\/p>\n
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amend Case Management Order No. 2 for purposes of requiring the PLG to provide the<\/p>\n
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government with notice of examinations conducted of individual plaintiffs by certain retained<\/p>\n
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testifying expert witnesses<\/a>. The Parties were able to negotiate the terms of a Stipulation that would<\/p>\n <\/p>\n eliminate the need for the Court to decide this specific issue within the government\u2019s Motion to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amend and Correct Case Management Order No. 2. [D.E. 95]. The Parties\u2019 Stipulation was filed<\/p>\n <\/p>\n with the Court on February 26, 2024. [D.E. 145]. In limited circumstances, the Stipulation would<\/p>\n <\/p>\n entitle the government to an additional 15 days to designate certain expert witnesses, and therefore,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the Parties\u2019 filing of February 26, 2024 requested an amendment of Case Management Order No.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2 solely for purposes of allowing this additional 15 days, as discussed more fully in the Parties\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stipulation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In an effort to facilitate the efficient production of documents, the PLG is providing the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n government, on behalf of every Track 1 Discovery Pool Plaintiff, with a Health Insurance<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant authorization form for the release of patient<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 2 of 11<\/p>\n information from private third-party medical providers pursuant to 45 CFR \u00a7 164.508 (the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHIPAA form\u201d). The Parties expect that a similar arrangement will be consummated for future<\/p>\n <\/p>\n discovery tracks. The government is using the HIPAA form to obtain private third-party medical<\/p>\n <\/p>\n records for discovery pool plaintiffs (the \u201cMedical Records\u201d). In addition, for every plaintiff<\/p>\n <\/p>\n deposed by the government, the PLG is providing the government with a completed Social<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Security Administration SSA-7050-F4 form requesting and authorizing the release of social<\/p>\n <\/p>\n security earning information (\u201cSocial Security Records\u201d). The Parties are close to achieving an<\/p>\n <\/p>\n agreement to the terms of a stipulation which would require the government to provide the PLG<\/p>\n <\/p>\n with all Medical Records and Social Security Records generated as a result of the above-described<\/p>\n <\/p>\n authorization forms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (4) A summary of the discovery conducted since the last status conference:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Parties have agreed to file separate summaries of the discovery conducted since the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n last status conference. The Parties\u2019 respective summaries appear below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PLG\u2019s Position:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PLG continues to believe that discovery is progressing reasonably well and that the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parties are on track to meet the deadlines set forth in Case Management Order No. 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n During prior Status Conferences, the Parties have discussed the PLG\u2019s Motion to Compel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Document Production in Response to Corrected First Set of Request for Production [D.E. 81] and<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the government\u2019s Cross-Motion for Protective Order. [D.E. 93]. In an effort to resolve this<\/p>\n <\/p>\n discovery dispute, the Parties have engaged in multiple meet-and-confer videoconferences and<\/p>\n <\/p>\n exchanged several letters. The Parties\u2019 discussions resulted in material, constructive progress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, there are three issues involved with the Parties\u2019 negotiations that have not been resolved:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 3 of 11<\/p>\n (1) ATSDR\u2019s Water Modeling Project File. The Agency for Toxic Substances and<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Disease Registry (\u201cATSDR\u201d) performed water modeling that reconstructed the historic<\/p>\n <\/p>\n contamination levels at Camp Lejeune. As a result, the ATSDR generated a water modeling project<\/p>\n <\/p>\n file (the \u201cproject file\u201d). The ATSDR\u2019s water modeling project file is clearly discoverable. In fact,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the government has agreed to produce the entirety of the project file (subject to privilege<\/p>\n <\/p>\n objections) pursuant to the electronically stored information (\u201cESI\u201d) guidelines of the Stipulated<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Order Establishing Protocol for Document Collection and Production (the \u201cESI Protocol\u201d). [D.E.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 52]. Unfortunately, production of the project file pursuant to the ESI Protocol will involve breaking<\/p>\n <\/p>\n apart the project file into many separate pieces, completely destroying the file\u2019s organization and<\/p>\n <\/p>\n thereby rendering significant portions of the file unusable. The project file consists of thousands<\/p>\n <\/p>\n or perhaps tens of thousands of individual files. Many of these individual files cross-reference\u2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n or \u201clink\u201d\u2014to other individual files within the overall water modeling project file. If the file is<\/p>\n <\/p>\n deconstructed, those links will not lead to actual data sources, and the file will not function in the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n same manner intended by the ATSDR.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For these reasons, the PLG asked the government to produce a \u201cmirror\u201d copy of the water<\/p>\n <\/p>\n modeling project file as it exists in its native format. This mirror copy could be compared to the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n government\u2019s own mirror copy to ensure the integrity of any data used by the PLG. The<\/p>\n <\/p>\n government has declined to produce a \u201cmirror\u201d copy of the project file. Therefore, on February<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20, 2024, the PLG filed a Motion to Compel Production of the ATSDR\u2019s Water Modeling Project<\/p>\n <\/p>\n File in Native Format. [D.E. 142].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (2) Digitized Muster Rolls. The phrase \u201cmuster rolls\u201d refers to reports that document<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the military personnel attached to a particular unit or station within the United States Marine Corps<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (\u201cUSMC\u201d). If you know a Marine\u2019s unit or station, it is possible to access the applicable muster<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 4 of 11<\/p>\n rolls and identify where the Marine was physically present during certain periods of time. Muster<\/p>\n <\/p>\n rolls are especially important to CLJA litigation, because the muster rolls will frequently reveal<\/p>\n <\/p>\n where a Marine was present on Camp Lejeune, and when.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conveniently, the USMC and the Veteran\u2019s Administration (\u201cVA\u201d) recently partnered on<\/p>\n <\/p>\n a muster roll digitization project specifically related to Camp Lejeune. The digitization project<\/p>\n <\/p>\n took place from 2013 to 2015 and involved the digitization of almost 61 million pages of muster<\/p>\n <\/p>\n rolls generated from 1940 to 2005 and specific to Camp Lejeune (the \u201cProject\u201d). The critical<\/p>\n <\/p>\n importance of these digital files to the CLJA litigation is self-evident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PLG\u2019s First Set of Requests for Production, RFP No. 3, specifically referenced the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Project and requested production of all digitized muster rolls. To date, the government has failed<\/p>\n <\/p>\n to produce these digitized muster rolls generated during the Project. The parties have a<\/p>\n <\/p>\n disagreement concerning whether the pertinent muster rolls were present on a Network Attached<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Storage (\u201cNAS\u201d) inspected by the PLG in Quantico, Virginia on January 30, 2024. On February<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20, 2024, the PLG filed a Motion for Production of Certain Digitized Muster Rolls. [D.E. 140].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That motion requests that the Court compel the government to produce the digitized muster rolls<\/p>\n <\/p>\n generated as a result of the Project, as well as any data that would make the said muster rolls<\/p>\n <\/p>\n searchable. During a meet and confer videoconference held on February 27, 2024, the government<\/p>\n <\/p>\n informed the PLG that the contents of the NAS will be produced by the end of March 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (3) ATSDR\u2019s Health Effects Project File. The ATSDR studied the impacts to human<\/p>\n <\/p>\n health of the chemicals identified in the groundwater at Camp Lejeune. As a result, the ATSDR<\/p>\n <\/p>\n created a health effects project file. Some data that makes up the health effects project file may be<\/p>\n <\/p>\n subject to contractual or statutory confidentiality protections. The Parties are presently involved in<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 5 of 11<\/p>\n discussions about how to address these confidentiality issues, and the PLG believes that these<\/p>\n <\/p>\n discussions have a reasonable possibility of success.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Parties are presently engaged in the depositions of Track 1 Plaintiffs. The PLG is<\/p>\n <\/p>\n defending multiple depositions of Track 1 Plaintiffs every week. The government has requested<\/p>\n <\/p>\n dates for the depositions of nearly every Track 1 Plaintiff, and the PLG is promptly providing dates<\/p>\n <\/p>\n for each deposition requested by the government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The government has also requested dates for the depositions of several treating providers<\/p>\n <\/p>\n for the Track 1 Plaintiffs. In several instances, the government has requested the depositions of<\/p>\n <\/p>\n multiple treating providers for each Track 1 Plaintiff. While the arrangement of treating physician<\/p>\n <\/p>\n depositions presents several complexities, the PLG is dedicating substantial time and resources to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n arranging the treating physician depositions as requested by the government, and the PLG believes<\/p>\n <\/p>\n that these depositions will be scheduled in a reasonable timeframe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PLG has dedicated substantial time and resources to the discovery process<\/a>, including<\/p>\n <\/p>\n both paper discovery and depositions. The PLG believes that discovery is progressing at a<\/p>\n <\/p>\n reasonable pace and that the Parties will be able to meet all deadlines set forth in Case Management<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Order No. 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n United States\u2019 Position:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The United States continues to make significant progress in producing documents in<\/p>\n <\/p>\n response to Plaintiffs\u2019 Requests for Production on a rolling basis. The United States is working<\/p>\n <\/p>\n with various agencies to ensure the timely production of relevant documents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ATSDR Water Modeling Project Files: The United States will be filing its Opposition to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plaintiffs\u2019 Motion to Compel the Water Modeling Project Files on Friday, March 1. Briefly, the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n United States contends that Plaintiffs have not shown good cause to produce these files outside of<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 6 of 11<\/p>\n the negotiated, agreed-to, and jointly submitted ESI Protocol [D.E. 52] and require a \u201cmirrored\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n production of the water modeling project files. As will be explained further in the Opposition, the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n United States is producing certain exotic files natively pursuant to the ESI Protocol, and has been<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2013 and continues to be \u2013 willing to produce certain subfolders natively as well. Producing the entire<\/p>\n <\/p>\n project files \u201cas is,\u201d however, will likely cause significant confusion in the litigation for years to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n come because an \u201cas is\u201d production does not facilitate clear identification or tracking of produced<\/p>\n <\/p>\n data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Muster Rolls: Muster Rolls: The United States will be filing its Opposition to Plaintiffs\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Motion to Compel the Muster Rolls on Friday, March 1. The United States has agreed to produce<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the electronic information present on the USMC\u2019s NAS system, including muster rolls, by the end<\/p>\n <\/p>\n of March 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ATSDR Health Effects Studies Project Files: The United States agrees that it is working<\/p>\n <\/p>\n with Plaintiffs to reach a mutually agreeable position on the production of the ATSDR health<\/p>\n <\/p>\n effects studies project files.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Depositions: As of February 27, 2024, the United States has requested dates for 90<\/p>\n <\/p>\n depositions of Track 1 Discovery Plaintiffs, scheduled 83 of those depositions, and taken 49 of<\/p>\n <\/p>\n those depositions. The United States has also requested dates for 16 fact witnesses and 11 treating<\/p>\n <\/p>\n physicians.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (5) Update on individual and global settlement efforts:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of February 27, 2024, the Torts Branch has determined that forty-eight (48) cases in<\/p>\n <\/p>\n litigation meet the Elective Option (\u201cEO\u201d) criteria through documentary verification. The case<\/p>\n <\/p>\n breakdown by injury includes: 13 Bladder Cancer, 12 Kidney Cancer, 10 non-Hodgkin\u2019s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lymphoma, 5 Kidney Disease, 3 Parkinson\u2019s Disease, 3 Leukemia and 2 Multiple Myeloma.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 7 of 11<\/p>\n Seventeen (17) offers have been accepted by plaintiffs on 5 cases of Bladder Cancer ($150,000;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n $150,000; $300,000; $300,00; $450,000), 3 cases of Kidney Disease (End Stage Renal Disease)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ($250,000; $100,000; $100,000), 5 cases of Kidney Cancer ($300,000; $300,000; $300,00;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n $300,000; $150,000), 2 cases of non-Hodgkin\u2019s Lymphoma ($150,000; $150,000), 1 case of<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Multiple Myeloma ($250,000) and 1 case of Parkinson\u2019s Disease ($400,000). Seven (7) offers<\/p>\n <\/p>\n were rejected by plaintiffs, including 4 cases of Bladder Cancer, 1 case of Kidney Cancer, 1 case<\/p>\n <\/p>\n of Multiple Myeloma, and 1 case of Kidney Disease. Eight (8) offers have expired, including 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n cases of Kidney Cancer, 2 cases of non-Hodgkin\u2019s Lymphoma, 2 cases of Bladder Cancer and 1<\/p>\n <\/p>\n case of Leukemia. The other sixteen (16) settlement offers are pending. Further, the DOJ has<\/p>\n <\/p>\n approved offers for fifty-eight (58) claimants in reliance on information provided by the Navy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Twenty-four (24) settlement offers have been accepted. Two (2) offers have been rejected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nineteen (25) offers have expired, and the other seven (7) offers are pending.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Payments have been sent for eight accepted settlement offers made by the Navy and seven<\/p>\n <\/p>\n accepted settlement offers from DOJ, totaling $3,600,000. Five cases of Bladder Cancer resulted<\/p>\n <\/p>\n in two payments of $300,000 and three payments of $150,000. Four cases of Leukemia resulted in<\/p>\n <\/p>\n three payments of $300,000 and one payment of $150,000. Two cases of non-Hodgkin\u2019s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lymphoma resulted in a $300,000 payment and a $150,000 payment. Two cases of Parkinson\u2019s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Disease resulted in a $400,000 and a $250,000 payment. One case of Kidney Cancer resulted in a<\/p>\n <\/p>\n $300,000 payment. One case of Kidney Disease resulted in a $100,000 payment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Parties have had several preliminary discussions regarding the possibility of a global<\/p>\n <\/p>\n resolution of claims that remain in the administrative and legal processes. The Parties continue to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n negotiate a resolution questionnaire and resolution roadmap. On January 16, 2024, the parties<\/p>\n <\/p>\n jointly recommended Tom Perrelli of Jenner & Block to serve as Special Settlement Master. The<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 8 of 11<\/p>\n Parties have agreed to a budget with Mr. Perrelli and the United States is continuing to work with<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mr. Perrelli to finalize terms of a contract. Assuming a Court appointment and agreement to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n contract terms, the Parties anticipate having an initial substantive meeting with Mr. Perrelli before<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the end of March.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (6) Any other issues that the parties wish to raise with the Court:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At present, the Parties have filed the following motions that will be ripe for decision at the<\/p>\n <\/p>\n time of the Status Conference on March 5, 2024: (a) Joint Motion to Amend\/Correct Case<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Management Order No. 2 Regarding Expert Examinations [D.E. 145], (b) the PLG\u2019s Motion to<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Compel Production of the ATSDR\u2019s Water Modeling Project File in Native Format [D.E. 142],<\/p>\n <\/p>\n and (c) the PLG\u2019s Motion for Production of Certain Digitized Muster Rolls [D.E. 140].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While not ripe for decision, the following motions are also pending before the Court: (a)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the PLG\u2019s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Issue of Specific Causation [D.E. 110],<\/p>\n <\/p>\n and (b) the PLG\u2019s Motion to Certify for Appeal the Order Granting Defendant\u2019s Motion to Strike<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the Demand for a Jury Trial [D.E. 137]. Briefing on these motions will close after the Status<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conference on March 5, 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Signatures follow on next page]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 9 of 11<\/p>\n DATED this 27th day of February 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Respectfully submitted,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \/s\/ J. Edward Bell, III BRIAN M. BOYNTON<\/p>\n J. Edward Bell, III (admitted pro hac vice) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General<\/p>\n Bell Legal Group, LLC Civil Division<\/p>\n 219 Ridge St.<\/p>\n Georgetown, SC 29440 J. PATRICK GLYNN<\/p>\n Telephone: (843) 546-2408 Director, Torts Branch<\/p>\n jeb@belllegalgroup.com Environmental Torts Litigation Section<\/p>\n Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs<\/p>\n BRIDGET BAILEY LIPSCOMB<\/p>\n \/s\/ Zina Bash Assistant Director, Torts Branch<\/p>\n Zina Bash (admitted pro hac vice) Environmental Torts Litigation Section<\/p>\n Keller Postman LLC<\/p>\n 111 Congress Avenue, Ste. 500 \/s\/ Adam Bain<\/p>\n Austin, TX 78701 ADAM BAIN<\/p>\n Telephone: 956-345-9462 Special Litigation Counsel<\/p>\n zina.bash@kellerpostman.com Environmental Torts Litigation Section<\/p>\n Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs U.S. Department of Justice<\/p>\n and Government Liaison P.O. Box 340, Ben Franklin Station<\/p>\n Washington, D.C. 20044<\/p>\n \/s\/ Robin Greenwald E-mail: adam.bain@usdoj.gov<\/p>\n Robin L. Greenwald (admitted pro hac vice) Telephone: (202) 616-4209<\/p>\n Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.<\/p>\n 700 Broadway LACRESHA A. JOHNSON<\/p>\n New York, NY 10003 HAROON ANWAR<\/p>\n Telephone: 212-558-5802 DANIEL C. EAGLES<\/p>\n rgreenwald@weitzlux.com NATHAN J. BU<\/p>\n Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs Trial Attorneys, Torts Branch<\/p>\n Environmental Torts Litigation Section<\/p>\n \/s\/ Elizabeth Cabraser Counsel for Defendant United States of<\/p>\n Elizabeth Cabraser (admitted pro hac vice) America<\/p>\n LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &<\/p>\n BERNSTEIN, LLP<\/p>\n 275 Battery Street, Suite 2900<\/p>\n San Francisco, CA 94111<\/p>\n Phone (415) 956-1000<\/p>\n ecabraser@lchb.com<\/p>\n Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Case 7:23-cv-00897-RJ Document 148 Filed 02\/27\/24 Page 10 of 11<\/p>\n \/s\/ W. Michael Dowling<\/p>\n W. Michael Dowling (NC Bar No. 42790)<\/p>\n The Dowling Firm PLLC<\/p>\n Post Office Box 27843<\/p>\n Raleigh, North Carolina 27611<\/p>\n Telephone: (919) 529-3351<\/p>\n mike@dowlingfirm.com<\/p>\n Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \/s\/ James A. Roberts, III<\/p>\n James A. Roberts, III (N.C. Bar No.: 10495)<\/p>\n Lewis & Roberts, PLLC<\/p>\n 3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 410<\/p>\n P. O. Box 17529<\/p>\n Raleigh, NC 27619-7529<\/p>\n Telephone: (919) 981-0191<\/p>\n Fax: (919) 981-0199<\/p>\n jar@lewis-roberts.com<\/p>\n Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \/s\/ Mona Lisa Wallace<\/p>\n Mona Lisa Wallace (N.C. 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