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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ____________________________________ : NORTHERN MICHIGAN : HOSPITALS, INC. and : GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER, INC., : for themselves and on behalf of all other : similarly situated class members, : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No. 07-39 : v. : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED : HEALTH NET FEDERAL : CLASS ACTION SERVICES, LLC, (f/k/a HEALTH NET : FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.), : : Defendant. : ____________________________________: JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO RESPOND TO THE STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES On August 31, 2007, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 517, the United States filed a Statement of Interest in the above-captioned action to present the position of the United States on certain issues relating to allegations in Plaintiffs' Complaint and Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. In particular, with the Statement of Interest, the United States has now advised the Court of the legal interests of the United States in this case and has provided the Court with the Department of Defense's interpretation of 32 C.F.R. § 199.14(a)(5). 28 U.S.C. § 517 does not expressly provide for responses to statements filed by the United States pursuant thereto. However, such responses have been permitted in other cases. Robin Beaty v. Republic of Iraq, C.A. No. 03-0215, Docket Nos. 8-10 (D. DC) (noting filing of plaintiff's response to Statement of Interest, reply of United States thereto, and plaintiff's further response) (attached hereto as Ex. "A"). Here, the parties believe that such responses are

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necessary, and would be beneficial to the Court, because of the complex issues raised in the Statement of Interest. Accordingly, the parties have reached agreement on a briefing schedule, as follows: · · Each party shall be permitted to file a Response, no more than fifteen (15) pages in length, on or before October 12, 2007; Each party shall be permitted to file a Reply, no more than ten (10) pages in length, on or before October 26, 2007.

WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request the Court grant this Joint Motion for Leave to Respond to the Statement of Interest of the United States, and to enter an Order providing for briefing of said responses in accordance with the schedule to which the parties have agreed. DATED: October 3, 2007

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DUANE MORRIS LLP By /s/ Matt Neiderman________________ Matt Neiderman (Del. Bar 4018) 1100 N. Market St., Suite 1200 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 302.657.4900 302.657.4901 fax [email protected] OF COUNSEL: John J. Soroko, Esquire Seth A. Goldberg, Esquire DUANE MORRIS LLP 30 South 17th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.979.1000 215.979.1020 fax Michael R. Gottfried, Esquire Patricia R. Rich, Esquire DUANE MORRIS LLP 470 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02210 857.488.4290 857.488.4201 fax Gregory A. Brodek, Esquire DUANE MORRIS LLP 88 Hammond Street, Suite 500 Bangor, ME 04401 207.262.5440 207.262.5401 fax Attorneys for Plaintiffs Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc. and Gifford Medical Center, Inc., for themselves and on behalf of all other similarly situated class members

POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP By /s/ Richard Horwitz________________ Richard L. Horwitz (Del. Bar 2246) Jennifer Gimler Brady (Del. Bar. 2874) Jennifer C. Wasson (Del. Bar 4933) Hercules Plaza, Sixth Floor 1313 North Market Street P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0951 (302) 984-6000 ­ Telephone (302) 658-1192 ­ Facsimile [email protected] ­ Email [email protected] - Email OF COUNSEL: Kathleen Taylor Sooy, Esquire Christopher Flynn, Esquire CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 624-2500 ­ Telephone (202) 628-5116 ­ Facsimile [email protected] - Email [email protected] - Email Attorneys for Defendant Health Net Federal Services, LLC

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ____________________________________ : NORTHERN MICHIGAN : HOSPITALS, INC. and : GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER, INC., : for themselves and on behalf of all other : similarly situated class members, : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No. 07-39 : v. : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED : HEALTH NET FEDERAL : CLASS ACTION SERVICES, LLC, (f/k/a HEALTH NET : FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.), : : Defendant. : ____________________________________: ORDER WHEREFORE, having considered the parties' Joint Motion for Leave to Respond to the Statement of Interest of the United States, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said motion is GRANTED, and the parties are permitted to file said responses in accordance with the following briefing schedule: · · Each party shall be permitted to file a Response, no more than fifteen (15) pages in length, on or before October 12, 2007; Each party shall be permitted to file a Reply, no more than ten (10) pages in length, on or before October 26, 2007. SO ORDERED this ____ day of October, 2007.

___________________________________ The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet

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