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Case 1:07-cv-00154-GMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ING BANK, fsb (d/b/a ING DIRECT), and ING DIRECT BANCORP, Plaintiffs, v. EVERBANK, EVERBANK FINANACIAL CORP., and STONE & WARD, INC. (d/b/a STONE WARD) Defendants. ____________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 07-cv-154-GMS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1.1 I, Francis DiGiovanni, Esq., an attorney for plaintiff, hereby state that the parties attempted to reach an agreement on the matters set forth in MOTION TO ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO PERMIT JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT STONE WARD'S MOTION TO DISMISS. Specifically, I conferred with Julia Heaney, Esq., attorney for Stone Ward, and was informed that Stone Ward would not consent to the relief sought in the motion.

/s/ Francis DiGiovanni Francis DiGiovanni (#3189) Stanley C. Macel, III (#492) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP 1007 North Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-2207 (302) 658-9141

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Of Counsel: Jennifer Fraser CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP 1990 M Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-7111 Dated: May 22, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 22nd day of May, 2007, the foregoing was served upon the below-named counsel of record at the address via e-mail: Julia Heaney Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 Richard D. Kirk Ashley B. Stitzer The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899-5130

/s/ Francis DiGiovanni Francis DiGiovanni (#3189)

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