SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 8-K


                            Current Report Pursuant
                         to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) January 24, 2001
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           COAST FEDERAL LITIGATION CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS TRUST
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                                   Delaware
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                (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


           333-44155                                     13-7140975
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     (Commission File Number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


   E.A. Delle Donne Corporate Center, Montgomery Building,
   1011 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware                        19805
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                (302) 636-3300
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 5.  Other Events.

   The Registrant has issued the press release, dated January 24, 2001, attached
as an exhibit hereto describing a recent development in the case brought by
Coast Federal Bank, FSB ("Coast Federal"), against the United States Government
relating to the Government's alleged breach of the agreement, entered into in
1987 in connection with Coast Federal's acquisition of Central Savings and Loan
Association, to treat certain amounts as a permanent addition to Coast Federal's
regulatory capital.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)  Exhibits.


Exhibit
  No.      Document Description
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99.1       Press release of the Registrant, dated January 24, 2001


                                  SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

           COAST FEDERAL LITIGATION CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS TRUST
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                                                (Registrant)



Dated: January 24, 2001                     By: /s/Ray Martin
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                                            Name: Ray Martin
                                            Title: Litigation Trustee


                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
  No.       Document Description
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99.1        Press release of the Registrant, dated January 24, 2001.