IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

KLAMATH IRRIGATION DISTRICT, an Oregon                  )

irrigation district; TULELAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT,         )

a California irrigation district; KLAMATH DRAINAGE        )

DISTRICT, an Oregon drainage district, POE VALLEY   )

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, an Oregon improvement        )

district; SUNNYSIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, an                   )

Oregon irrigation district; KLAMATH BASIN                    )

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, an Oregon improvement        )

district; KLAMATH HILLS DISTRICT                                        )

IMPROVEMENT CO., an Oregon corporation for use         )

or control of water; MIDLAND DISTRICT                                  )

IMPROVEMENT CO., an Oregon corporation for use         )

or control of water; MALIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT,                )

an Oregon irrigation district; ENTERPRISE IRRIGATION   )    

                                                                                                      )        No.______________ 

DISTRICT, an Oregon irrigation district; PINE                      )          

GROVE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, an Oregon irrigation        )       Judge ____________

district, WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4,        )

a California improvement district, SHASTA VIEW               )

IRRIGATION  DISTRICT, an Oregon irrigation district,         )

VAN BRIMMER DITCH CO., an Oregon corporation           )

for use  or control of water, FRED A. ROBISON,                     )

ALBERT J. ROBISON, LONNY E. BALEY, MARK R.             )

TROTMAN, BALEY TROTMAN FARMS, a partnership,         )

JAMES L. MOORE, CHERYL L. MOORE, DANIEL                )

G. CHIN, DELORIS D. CHIN, WONG POTATOES,                 )

INC., an Oregon corporation, MICHAEL J. BYRNE,             )

DANIEL W. BYRNE, and BYRNE BROTHERS, a                   )

partnership,                                                                                   )

                                                                                                       )

                                                Plaintiffs,                                       )          

                                                                                                       )

vs.                                                              )          

                                                                                                      )

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,                                         )

                                                                                                      )

                                                Defendant.                                   )

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE MOTION

FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

            Pursuant to Rules 7 and 23 of the Rules of this Court, plaintiffs

move this Court to hold in abeyance plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification until the issue of liability is determined.  Plaintiffs also propose that the parties proceed with discovery and preparation of pre-trial motions, if necessary, on the issue of liability in accordance with the Rules of this Court.

The plaintiff irrigation districts are authorized to sue on behalf of the individual water users within the borders of their respective districts, and as such, certification of the class of all water users may be redundant or unnecessary in this case.

 Plaintiffs believe, however, that resolution of liability may be addressed before determination of the complicated issue of whether class certification is necessary or appropriate in this case need be made.  Once the issue of liability is resolved, the issue of class certification, if it need be addressed, may be determined.

Accordingly, plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court grant its motion to hold in abeyance their Motion for Class Certification.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    ___________________________

                                                                                    Roger J. Marzulla

                                                                                    Nancie G. Marzulla

                                                                                    MARZULLA & MARZULLA

                                                                                    1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW

                                                                                    Suite 410

                                                                                    Washington , DC   200036

                                                                                    (202) 822-6760

                                                                                    Counsel for Plaintiffs

Dated:   October 11, 2001