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# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

Nos. 17-1189L, 17-1191L, 17-1194L, 17-1195L, 17-1206L, 17-1215L, 17-1216L 17-1232L, 17-1235L, 17-1277L, 17-1303L, 17-1300L, 17-1332L, 17-1390L, 17-1374L, 17-1391L, 17-1393L, 17-1394L, 17-1395L, 17-1396L, 17-1397L, 17-1398L, 17-1399L, 17-1408L, 17-1409L, 17-1423L, 17-1427L, 17-1428L, 17-1430L, 17-1433L, 17-1434L, 17-1435L, 17-1436L, 17-1437L, 17-1438L, 17-1439L, 17-1450L, 17-1451L, 17-1453L, 17-1454L, 17-1456L, 17-1457L, 17-1458L, 17-1459L, 17-1460L, 17-1461L, 17-1512L, 17-1514L, 17-1515L, 17-1516L, 17-1517L, 17-1518L, 17-1519L, 17-1520L, 17-1521L, 17-1522L, 17-1523L, 17-1524L, 17-1525L, 17-1545L, 17-1555L, 17-1559L, 17-1564L, 17-1565L, 17-1566L, 17-1567L, 17-1569L, 17-1577L, 17-1578L, 17-1582L, 17-1588L, 17-1625L, 17-1636L

Filed: October 31, 2017

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* Y AND J PROPERTIES, LTD., * individually and on behalf of all other * persons similarly situated, et al. , *
* Plaintiffs, *
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* THE UNITED STATES, *
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Defendant. *
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MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 1 (ORDER ESTABLISHING MASTER DOCKET)

To promote the efficient administration of justice, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. Pretrial Consolidation. The above-identified cases and any subsequently filed directly or indirectly related cases, as de fined in Rule 40.2 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”), are hereby consolid ated for pretrial management. Management
Order No. 1 does not address whethe r these actions are or will be consolidated for trial, nor does it have the effect of making any entity a party to an action in which it has not been joined and served in accordance with the RCFC.

(a) Master Docket. The Clerk will create a Master Docket, In re Addicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs, Case No. 17-3000L, that list s all attorneys of2 record. The Clerk will doc ket this Order and the follo wing Notice in each of the
above-referenced consolidated actions:

NOTICE: Master Docket: In re A ddicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs, Case No. 17-3000L, has been opened and assigned to Chief Judge Susan G. Braden for pretrial management . From this date and until further order, all filings in these consolidated cases will be filed in this Master Docket.

(b) Future Filings; Case Caption. Without an order rescin ding Management Order No. 1, all future filings in these consolidated cases will be made in this Master Docket and will bear the following caption:


# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

i. A filing that is applicable to all of th ese consolidated actions will state in the caption that it applies to “ALL CASES.” Su ch filing will be made in the Master Docket only but will be deemed filed and docketed in each indi vidual case to the extent applicable.

ii. A filing that applies only to a particular case(s) will state in the caption the applicable case number(s) and the last name(s) of the named plaintiff(s). The filing will be made in the Master Docket and the Clerk will docket the filing in each applicable case.

2. Newly Filed Actions

. When a directly or indirectly rela ted case subsequently is filed, the
Clerk will:

i. make an appropriate entry in the Master Docket;

ii. docket a copy of this Order in the newly filed case; and

iii. docket a copy of the Notice identified in pa ragraph 1(a) above in the newly filed

case. In re ADDICKS AND BARKER (TEXAS) FLOOD-CONTROL
RESERVOIRS Master Docket No. 17-3000L

THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO:3 3. This Order will apply to all directly or indirectly related cases that subsequently are filed
in or transferred to this court.

s/Susan G. Braden

SUSAN G. BRADEN Chief Judge