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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS DAVID S. LITMAN and MALIA A. LITMAN, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants, V. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Counterplaintiff.
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ROBERT B. DIENER and MICHELLE S. DIENER, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants, V. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Counterplaintiff.
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HOTELS.COM, INC. and Subsidiaries (f/k/a HOTEL RESERVATIONS NETWORK, INC.), Plaintiffs, THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 05-956T

No. 05-971T

No. 06-285T (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)

PLAINTIFFS-COUNTERDEFENDANTS, DAVID S. LITMAN, MALIA A. LITMAN, ROBERT B. DIENER, AND MICHELLE S. DIENER'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE TRANSCRIPT OF DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF ANDREW PELLS Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants, David S. Litman, Malia A. Litman, Robert B. Diener, and Michelle S. Diener file this Motion for Leave to File Transcript of Deposition Testimony of Andrew Pells (this "Motion") pursuant to ¶ 15(B) of Appendix A and Rule 32 of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims. In support of this Motion, Plaintiffs state as follows: 1. Andrew Pells' deposition was taken in this case on May 22, 2006. Counsel for

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the Litmans and Dieners, Hotels.com, and the United States were present at the deposition. 2. Mr. Pells is a former employee of Hotel Reservations Network, Inc. (now known

as Hotels.com), TMF, Inc., and the TMF Liquidating Trust. Mr. Pells testimony is relevant to a number of issues in this case, including without limitation the reasonableness of the compensation paid to him by TMF Liquidating Trust and the operations of HRN (which relate to the value of the Restricted Shares issued to TMF Liquidating Trust). 3. Mr. Pells lives in Hawaii, which is more than 100 miles from the place of trial in

this case, Dallas, Texas. While Plaintiffs hope that Mr. Pells will voluntarily appear to testify in this case, it cannot be guaranteed that he will do so. Mr. Pells is not under the control of Plaintiffs. 4. 5. Andrew Pells would not be absent due to any fault of Plaintiffs. Andrew Pells's testimony by deposition will not harm the interests of justice and

will serve judicial economy. 6. Plaintiffs intend to introduce the following portions of the transcript of the

deposition at trial: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Page 6, Lines 1-19; Page 11, Lines 10-24; Page 12, Line 11 through Page 16, Line 23; Page 17, Line 15 through Page 23, Line 17; Page 24, Line 14 through Page 25, Line 21; Page 26, Line 1 through Page 35, Line 13; Page 41, Line 11 through Page 45, Line 9; Page 45, Line 14 through Page 47, Line 21;

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Dated: February 26, 2007

By: s/ John W. Porter John W. Porter Attorney of Record 3000 One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 229-1597 (713) 229-1522 (FAX) Stephanie Loomis-Price (Of Counsel) J. Graham Kenney (Of Counsel) COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFSCOUNTERDEFENDANTS

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