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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CLARENCE COLLINS, JR., et al ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) OLIN CORPORATION ) ) Defendant ) ____________________________________)

3:03-CV-945 (CFD)

DEFENDANT OLIN CORPORATION'S MOTION TO SET A BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDING OLIN'S PENDING MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendant Olin Corporation ("Olin") respectfully submits this motion requesting that the Court set a briefing schedule regarding Olin's pending motion for partial summary judgment. In support, Olin states as follows: 1) On May 10, 2007, Olin filed a motion for partial summary judgment based on

statute of limitations. See Doc # 208. 2) Plaintiffs did not (and have not) responded to Olin's motion for partial summary

judgment. Instead, on May 31, 2007, plaintiffs filed a motion to stay briefing on Olin's motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, for an extension of time ("motion to stay"). See Doc. # 215. 3) On June 6, 2007, Olin filed a memorandum in opposition to plaintiffs' motion to

stay. See Doc. # 216.

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Subsequently, on September 7, 2007, the Court heard oral argument with respect

to plaintiffs' motion for class certification. At the conclusion of that hearing, counsel for plaintiffs and Olin advised the Court that they would try to work out an acceptable briefing schedule with respect to Olin's pending motion for partial summary judgment ­ since the Court had taken plaintiffs' motion for class certification under submission. 5) Despite good faith attempts by the parties to resolve this issue, they have reached

an impasse. Plaintiffs refuse to file an opposition to Olin's pending motion for partial summary judgment until the Court rules on their pending motion for class certification. On the other hand, Olin does not believe that there is any reason why plaintiffs should not be required to file a response to Olin's motion for partial summary judgment ­ which has been pending for almost seven months. WHEREFORE, Olin respectfully requests that the Court deny plaintiffs' motion to stay and enter a briefing schedule on Olin's pending motion for partial summary judgment. Respectfully submitted, HUSCH & EPPENBERGER, LLC By: /s/ Michael H. Wetmore Michael H. Wetmore (ct24899) Joel B. Samson (ct24898) Omri E. Praiss (ECF registration pending) 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600 St. Louis, Missouri 63105 Telephone: 314-480-1500 Fax: 314-480-1505 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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and BROWN RUDNICK BERLACK ISRAELS LLP Mark S. Baldwin, Esq. 185 Asylum St. CityPlace I, 38th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: 860-509-6500 Fax: 860-509-6501 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Olin Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing was filed electronically with the Clerk of Court to be served by operation of the Court's electronic filing system upon the attorneys of record registered for the Court's ECF system (as reflected by the email addresses shown below) or by mailing the same, first class mail, postage prepaid, to the non-participants in the Court's ECF system, on this 3rd day of December, 2007.

Neil T. Leifer, Esq. Brad J. Mitchell, Esq. Thornton & Naumes L.L.P. 100 Summer Street, 30th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: (617) 720-1333 Facsimile: (617) 720-2445 [email protected] [email protected] Monte E. Frank, Esq. Cohen and Wolf, PC 158 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 Telephone: (203) 367-6202 Facsimile: (203) 791-8149 [email protected] David B. Zabel, Esq. Cohen and Wolf, PC 1115 Broad Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-0211 Facsimile: (203) 394-9901 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mark Roberts, Esq. Andrew A. Rainer, Esq. McRoberts , Roberts & Rainer, LLP 53 State St. Boston, MA 02114 Telephone: (617) 722-8222 Facsimile: (617) 720-2320 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff

/s/ Carrie Hartnett
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