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61. Form OBD-43—Proposed Settlement of the Government's Liability



FORM OBD-43 U.S. Department of Justice
MAY 80




PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF THE

GOVERNMENT'S LIABILITY




Date:
DJ file no.:
Civil No.:
The following information is submitted (in triplicate) in connection with the proposed settlement of the Government's liability in condemnation proceeding noted.


Tract No(s).:

Project:

Agency:

TO:
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION

FROM:

________________________________
United States Attorney
___________________
District
________________________________
Assistant United States Attorney
___________________
City

SUMMARY OF OFFER

1. Offer (inclusive of interest - where revestment or removal of improvements is involved explain and give market and/or salvage value.):




2. Former Owner(s):


3. Landowners' Attorney:


4. Estate Condemned:


5. Interests and Estate included in Offer (When offer does not include all interests, give details and justification.):

6. Deposit: 7. Percent increase over Government's proposed high testimony:

8. In event of trial and a deficiency, interest runs from:

DESCRIPTION OF LAND

9. Date Complaint filed:

10. Date Declaration of Taking-filed:

12. Use to which property was devoted:

11. Date Government granted possession:

13. Highest and best use:

14. General location: 15. Number of acres:

Taken:

Remaining: _________

Total:

16. Nature of improvements:

17. VALUATION SUMMARY

Goverenment appraisers ........................................ _____________ _____________ _____________

Amount of appraisal ............................................ $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________

    Appraisal breakdown:

    Value of land taken ....................................... $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________

    Value of improvements taken .................................. $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________

    Severance estimate .................................. $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________

    Offsetting benefits, if any .................................. $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________

18. Owners' appraisal:




19. Owners' claim:




20. Setting or anticipated trial date: 21. Indicate type of trial expected (court) (jury) (commission):



22. Deadline on acceptance of offer, if any:




23. Local represenative of acquiring agency recommends (accepance) (rejection).
(Attach all agency recommendations,):




24. Unusual legal or factual issues, if any:
(Explain in detail)









APPRAISALS

25. The following appraisals are attached:






26. Appraisers ho would be used as witnesses in event of trial:
(If any appraiser will not be used as a witness, explain reasons.)






RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

I recommend that the proposed settelement be (accepted) (rejected). A statement of my reasons for such recommendation is as follows:













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Date

__________________________
United States Attorney