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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. Plaintiff CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:00CV835 (CFD)

V.

MOSTAFA REYAD AND WAFA REYAD Defendants DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2004

DEFENDANT S MOTION TO STAY PENDING MANDAMNS Defendant Mostafa Reyad hereby respectfully moves this Honorable Court to stay pending Appellate Review of his petition for Mandamus. The stay requested Pursuant to Giggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co. 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (The filing of a notice of appeal is an event of jurisdictional significance- it confers jurisdiction on the court of appeals and divests the district court of its control over those aspects of the case involved in the appeal. See, e.g. United States v. Hitchmon 587 F. 2d 1357 (5th Cir. 1979.); USA v. Padilla (Camacho) case number 02-1242 (2nd Cir. 2002) and see Re: International Business Machines Corporation, case number 94-3071 (2nd Cir. 1995) and its comments; United States v. International Business Machines Corp, 857 F. Supp. 1089 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) Judge Edelstein denied recusal motion and deferred

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consideration of the motion to terminate the consent decree until disposition of the pending motion for a writ of mandamus.

The Honorable Court should Grant this motion and Order staying the action pending the said appeal.

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The Defendant Mostafa Reyad

By: Mostafa Reyad 2077 Center Avenue # 22D Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Day Phone # 203-325-4100 E-mail [email protected]

CERTIFICATION

The Undersigned certifies that he emailed and mailed a true and correct copy of this Document to Attorney David Schaefer 271 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 and Hand delivered to Wafa Reyad

Mostafa Reyad

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