Free Motion for Leave - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-1451-REB-PAC (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-cv-1472-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1527-REB-CBS, 01cv-1616-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1799-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1930-REB-CBS, 01-cv-2083-REBCBS, 02-cv-0333-REB-CBS, 02-cv-0374-REB-CBS, 02-cv-0507-REB-CBS, 02-cv0658-REB-CBS, 02-cv-755-REB-CBS, 02-cv-798-REB-CBS, AND 04-cv-0238-REBCBS) In re: QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION This document relates to: STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS ABP v. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware Corporation, et al., Case No. 04-cv-00238-REBCBS

JOSEPH P. NACCHIO'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BRIEF IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES IN OPPOSITION TO LEAD PLAINTIFFS' FEBRUARY 27, 2006 MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Comes now, Joseph P. Nacchio, by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully requests the Court grant him leave to file a motion in excess of the 15-page limit set forth at REB Civ. Practice Standard V.A.1. (Page Limitation). As grounds therefore, Mr. Nacchio states as follows: 1. On February 27, 2006, Lead Plaintiffs filed a "Motion for Final Approval

of Class Action Settlement and Plan of Allocation of Settlement Proceeds." (Doc. 928). 2. 3. Lead Plaintiff's Motion for Final Approval is 29 pages in length. At the time of filing that motion, Lead Plaintiffs also filed an unopposed

motion for leave to file the oversized brief, explaining that "the importance of the issues

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and the overall complexity of this case" warranted derivation from the Court's practice standards. (Doc. 927). 4. Mr. Nacchio will need more than 15 pages to respond in light of the

partial settlement proposed by Lead Plaintiffs, and the position in which it places Mr. Nacchio. Of the fourteen defendants in this action, Mr. Nacchio is one of only two "nonsettling defendants," who have been excluded from the settlement by the settling parties. Despite his exclusion, the proposed settlement purports to extinguish ­ without his consent or any compensation ­ Mr. Nacchio's rights, notably, his contractual and statutory rights to indemnification from Qwest for amounts that may be paid to settle plaintiffs' claims against him. 5. Thus, Mr. Nacchio respectfully requests that Court grant him leave to file

a brief in opposition of up to 25 pages in length. 6. Pursuant to D.C.Colo.LCivR. 7.1(a), counsel for Mr. Nacchio has

conferred with Lead Plaintiffs regarding this motion. Lead Plaintiffs do not oppose Mr. Nacchio filing an objection up to 25 pages in length. 7. Pursuant to REB Civ. Practice Standard V.A.1. (Page Limitations), no

hearing is requested in this matter. 8. A proposed order has been submitted herewith.

Respectfully submitted this 14th day of March, 2006. s/John M. Richilano________ John M. Richilano Marci A. Gilligan Richilano & Gilligan P.C 633 17th Street, Ste. 1700 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 893-8000 (303) 893-8055 (facsimile)

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Herbert J. Stern Joel Silverstein Jeffrey Speiser Edward S. Nathan Stern & Kilcullen 75 Livingston Avenue Roseland, New Jersey 07068 (973) 535-2600 (973) 535-9664 (facsimile)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 14th day of March, 2006, a true and correct copy of the foregoing JOSEPH P. NACCHIO'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BRIEF IN EXCESS OF 15 PAGES IN OPPOSITION TO LEAD PLAINTIFFS' FEBRUARY 27, 2006 MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT was served on the following via the USDC CM/ECF system: X. Jay Alvarez [email protected] Timothy Granger Atkeson [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Michael James Barry [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Jeffrey Allen Berens [email protected] Terry W. Bird [email protected]; [email protected] David Robert Boyd [email protected]; [email protected] Jessica Brody [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Spencer A. Burkholz

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[email protected]; [email protected] John K. Carroll [email protected] Kwame A. Clement [email protected]; [email protected] David Lawrence Cook [email protected] Jennifer Lynn Coon [email protected]; [email protected] Michael J. Dowd [email protected]; [email protected] Stephanie Erin Dunn [email protected]; [email protected] Thomas E. Egler [email protected]; [email protected] Kevin D. Evans [email protected]; [email protected] Clyde A. Faatz, Jr. [email protected]; [email protected] Christopher James W. Forrest [email protected] Joshua David Franklin [email protected] John A. Freedman [email protected] Walter W. Garnsey, Jr. [email protected]; [email protected] Terence C. Gill [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Marcy Marie Heronimus [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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Michael James Hofmann [email protected]; [email protected] Kevin Brent Huff [email protected]; [email protected] Shelby Hunt [email protected] Roberta A. Kaplan [email protected] Gary Michael Kramer [email protected]; [email protected] William J. Leone [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Alfred P. Levitt [email protected]; [email protected] Vincent J. Marella [email protected] David Meister [email protected] James D. Miller [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Robert Nolen Miller [email protected]; [email protected] Barbara C. Moses [email protected]; [email protected] James E. Nesland [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sharan Nirmul [email protected]; [email protected] Robin Lee Nolan [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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Elissa J. Preheim [email protected] Kimberly Wolf Price [email protected] Thomas Vincent Reichert [email protected] Eric Tolentino Rillorta [email protected] Kenneth F. Rossman, IV [email protected] Ashley Elizabeth Rupp [email protected] Scott Saham [email protected] Scott B. Schreiber [email protected] Paul Howard Schwartz [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] David L. Schwarz [email protected] Jesus Manuel Vasquez, Jr. [email protected]; [email protected] Gregory James Waller [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] I hereby certify that I served the same on this 16th day of December, 2005, via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, on the following: Frederic C. Clodius 11015 Millbank Road King George, VA 22485 Geoffrey C. Jarvis

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Grant & Eisenhofer PA 1201 N. Market St., #2100 Wilmington, DE 19801 C. Mylett P.O. Box 1031 Coleman, FL 33521 Cleo J. Rauchway Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons, LLP United States District Court, Box 11 1200 ­ 17th Street #3000 Denver, CO 80202 William M. Rogers 606 S. Military Trail Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 Holly Stein Sollod Jennifer H. Weddle Holland & Hart 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Michelle M. McCarron Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 s/Gwenn E. Miller_____________ Gwenn E. Miller