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FREDERICK P. FURTH (No. 38438) MICHAEL P. LEHMANN (No. 77152) THOMAS P. DOVE (No. 51921) ALEX C. TURAN (No. 227273) THE FURTH FIRM LLP 225 Bush Street, 15th Floor San Francisco, California 94104-4249 Telephone: (415) 433-2070 Facsimile: (415) 982-2076 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Benjamin Allanoff, Lazio Family Products, Law Offices of Laurel Stanley and William F. Cronin (Additional Counsel are listed on Signature Page) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION DAVID E. LIPTON, et al., on behalf of ) themselves and all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) vs. ) ) INTEL CORPORATION, a Delaware ) corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. C:05-2669 (MHP) ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED

Pursuant to Local Rule 3-12(b), plaintiffs in the cases of Allanoff v. Intel Corp., No. C:05-2834 (MMC) (N.D. Cal., filed July 12, 2005) ("Allanoff"); Lazio Family Products v. Intel Corp., No. C:05-2859 (WHA) (N.D. Cal., filed June 13, 2005) ("Lazio"); and Stanley, et al. v. Intel Corp., No. C:05-2858 (EDL) (N.D. Cal., filed July 13, 2005) ("Stanley")1 hereby notify the Court and all counsel of their belief that their three cases are "related cases" within the meaning of Local Rule 3-12(a). (1) This administrative motion is made on the grounds that the plaintiffs in Allanoff, Stanley and Lazio filed substantially similar class action complaints against the same defendant, Intel Corporation ("Intel") and allege essentially the same antitrust conduct. Relating these two cases pursuant to Local Rule 3-12 will advance the convenience of the parties, witnesses and

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Plaintiffs in Brauch v. Intel Corp., No. C:05-2743 (BZ) filed a similar motion on July 7, 2005. This motion relates to cases filed since then.

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counsel, will avoid the risk of duplicative or inconsistent rulings, orders and judgments and will serve the interests of justice.2 Based on the foregoing, the undersigned respectfully submit that the assignment of these actions to a single judge will conserve judicial resources and promote an efficient determination of the actions. A proposed form of order accompanies this motion. Dated: July 14, 2005 Respectfully submitted,

By: : /s/ Michael P. Lehmann Michael P. Lehmann Thomas P. Dove Alex C. Turan The Furth Firm, LLP 225 Bush Street, 15th Floor San Francisco, California 94104-4249 Telephone: (415) 433-2070 Facsimile: (415) 982-2076 Francis O. Scarpulla (41059) Law Offices Of Francis O. Scarpulla 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 788-7210 Facsimile: (415) 788-0707 Craig C. Corbitt (83251) Zelle Hofmann Voelbel Mason & Gette, LLP 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 693-0700 Facsimile: (415) 693-0770 Steven Greenfogel Daniel B. Allanoff Meredith Cohen Greenfogel & Skirnick, P.C. 22nd Floor, Architects Building 117 S. 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 564-5182 Facsimile: (215) 569-0958 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Joseph Allanoff, Lazio Family Products, Law Offices of Laurel Stanley and William F. Cronin
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The undersigned counsel has communicated with counsel for plaintiffs in this case, and they do not oppose treating them as related cases. No counsel has yet made an appearance for Intel in any of these cases, so its concurrence has not been obtained.
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