Guam - Although Joseph Taitano and wife Rosalind Castro appeared before Superior Court Judge Arthur Barcinas this morning, no progress has been made to close a decade-old case involving a massive illegal dump on the Taitano property in Yigo.

At today's status hearing, Barcinas acknowledged that both parties have yet to meet with their settlement judge, who is currently presiding over a criminal trial but asks that both continue to work towards a settlement anyway.

Another status hearing is set for December 12.