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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statutes

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BEVERLY NEHMER, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,

Defendant.

NO. C86-6160 TEH 

ORDER MANDATING CLL

CLAIMS PROCEDURE

STATUS REPORT

On December 5, 2006 the Court held a telephonic status conference with the parties to

discuss disputed issues relating to defendant United States Department of Veterans Affairs’

processing of Nehmer-related CLL claims. Following the status conference, on December

12, 2006, defendant submitted a Status Report confirming the number of employees at the

VA central office devoted to reviewing CLL claims processed by the Philadelphia Resource

Center (PRC), and describing the VA’s procedures for notifying its regional offices that all

CLL claims subject to the Court’s orders should be forwarded to the PRC for processing.

The Court now orders that defendant submit another status report identifying the

following: 

1. The number of employees (in terms of full time equivalency) at the PRC and the

central office devoted to processing Nehmer-related CLL claims;

2. The rate of processing at both offices for the past two months;

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3. The anticipated future rate of processing at both offices;

4. The anticipated date by which all claims shall be completed;

5. If there is any present backlog of claims at the central office, defendant’s plan to

promptly eliminate that backlog and to keep pace with the PRC processing rate.

The Status Report shall be supported by an appropriate declaration and shall be filed

by February 20, 2007. Plaintiffs shall have the opportunity to file a response to the Status

Report by February 27, 2007. The Court will reserve decision as to whether to schedule

another status conference, by phone or personal appearance, until after reviewing the report

and response.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 2/8/07 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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