Free Stipulation - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE D.1S”k“R.{C'i` OF DELAWARE
3. MICHAEL CHARLES; MAURICE W. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. O5—702 (SLR)
WARD, JR.; and JOSEPH I. FINK, JR., on behaif )
of themselves and all others similarly situated, )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v.
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC; CONECTIV, and )
PEPCO HOLDINGS RETIREMENT PLAN, )
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Defendants. )

THOMAS S. TROUYP, on behalf of himself and ) CIVIL ACTION NO. O6—lO (SLR)
atl others similarly situated, }
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Plaintiftl )
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v. )
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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC; CONECTIV, and )
PEPCO HOLDLNGS RETtRE.MENT PLAN, )
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Defendants. )
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED| ORDER
WHEREAS, the above-captioned actions assert identical claims under ERISA against the
same defendants relating to the same defined benetit pension plan;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in the T roup action served a Notice of Lawsuit and Request for
Waiver of Service of Surnrnens on Defendants on January 19, 2006;
WHEREAS, the Troup complaint is substantially identical to the complaint in the
Cfzaries action, and seeks the identicai relief under the identical claims;

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WHEREAS, a motion to dismiss has been filed and briefed in the Charles action, and the
complaint in the recently filed Tronp action is substantiaily identical to the complaint in the
Charles action;
NOW THEREFORE, plaintiffs and defendants, by and through their respective counsel,
hereby stipulate and agree (sttbj ect to Court approval) as follows:
Defendants shalt be deemed to have timely tiled a motion to dismiss in the Troup action,
and Defendants hereby adopt their motion to dismiss tiled in the Charles action, and all
accompanying papers, including the Opening Brief and Appendix, which shall be deemed filed
in the T map action. Plaintiff Tronp hereby adopts the Answering Brief and Appendix liled by
the plaintiffs in the Charles action, which shall be deemed filed in the Troup action, and
Defendants hereby adopt their Reply Brief tiled in the C futrles action, which shall be deemed
tiled in the T map action.
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CHIMECLES & TIKELLIS LLP PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
By: /s/ Robert R. Davis By: fs! M. Duncan Grant
Pamela S. Tikellis (#2172) M. Duncan Grant (#2994)
Robert R. Davis (#4536) Larry R. Wood, Ir. (#3262)
One Rodney Square Hercules Plaza, Suite 5300
P.O. Box 1035 1313 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19899 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709
302-656-2500 (telephone) 302—777·6500 (telephone)
302—656—9053 (fax) 302-421-8390 (fax)
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
Eames R. Malone, Jr. Susan Katz Hoffman
(pro hm: vice) @01*0 hee vice)
Joseph G. Sauder Kay Kyungsan Yu
One Haverford Centre Qaro imc vice)
361 West Lancaster Avenue Barak A. Bassinan
Haverford, PA 19041. @21*0 hnc vice)
6tO-642-8500 (telephone) 3000 Two Logan Square
610-649-3633 (fax) 18m and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
Attomeys for Plaintiffs 215-981-4000 (telephone)
215—9S1~4750 (fax)
Attorneys for Defendants
Dated: March E, 2006 Dated March 2, 2006
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|PROPOSED[ ORDER
Approved and so Ordered this day of , 2006.
BY THE COURT:
Sue: L. Robinson
Chief U.S. District Juége
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