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Parties Involved:
Virginia Cook
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Virginia Cook, surviving mother and

Personal Representative for the Estate of

Vandon Moses, deceased, 

Plaintiff, 

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United States of America, 

Defendant. _________________________________

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No. CV-05-3238-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Pending before the Court is a Notice of Settlement Payment Status filed by Defendant

United States of America (Doc. 20), in which Defendant notifies the Court of the payment

status of the matter presently before the Court. Defendant informs the Court that payment of

a settlement against the United States involves submission by the United States’ Attorney to the

United States Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (“FMS”) of a request

for payment of the settlement amount to Plaintiff and her attorney of the agreed settlement

amount, together with a copy of the fully executed settlement agreement. The Court is of the

understanding that, on average, the Treasury Department’s processing of such requests take

approximately six to eight weeks following receipt by the FMS of the request for payment

documents. The United States received a signed settlement agreement from the Plaintiff

on May 7, 2005 and issued the same with applicable paperwork to the FMS on May 9, 2005,

requesting that settlement proceeds be mailed directly to Plaintiff’s counsel. Thus, the Court

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recognizes that, at the earliest, Plaintiff could receive payment of settlement proceeds at or after

June 20, 2007, nine days after the date previously set for a settlement status hearing. 

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall file a stipulation for dismissal with

prejudice no later than Friday, August 17, 2007.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the settlement status hearing previously set for

Monday, June 11, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. is hereby VACATED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a settlement status hearing is set for Monday,

September 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. If a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice is filed on or

before Friday, August 17, 2007, the settlement status hearing shall be vacated.

DATED this 17th day of May, 2007.

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