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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-1451-REB-CBS (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-cv-0658REB-CBS, 02-cv-755-REB-CBS, 02-cv-798-REB-CBS and 04-cv-0238-REB-CBS) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION STIPULATED MOTION FOR AN ORDER GRANTING LEAD PLAINTIFFS LEAVE TO CONDUCT THE DEPOSITIONS OF SUSAN CUDE AND KEVIN BAIRD AND THE DEPOSITION OF THE ANSCHUTZ COMPANY PURSUANT TO RULE 30(b)(6) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AFTER THE FACT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATE

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Lead Plaintiffs New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Clifford Mosher, Tejinder Singh and Sat Pal Singh ("Lead Plaintiffs") and defendants Qwest Communications International, Inc. ("Qwest" or "the Company"), Joseph P. Nacchio, Philip F. Anschutz ("Anschutz"), Robin R. Szeliga, Robert S. Woodruff, Drake S. Tempest, Craig B. Slater ("Slater"), and Arthur Andersen LLP (collectively, the "Parties") respectfully submit this Stipulated Motion for an Order Granting Lead Plaintiffs Leave to Conduct the Depositions of Susan Cude and Kevin Baird and the Deposition of the Anschutz Company Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure After the Fact Discovery Cut-Off Date. In support thereof, the Parties state as follows: A. 1. The Depositions of Susan Cude and Kevin Baird The Parties are currently litigating the question of whether Qwest waived

applicable privileges associated with approximately 220,000 pages of documents through production of that material to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice pursuant to written confidentiality agreements (the "Limited Waiver Documents"). 2. The Parties believe that the underlying legal issue associated with the Limited

Waiver Documents will likely remain unresolved beyond the fact discovery cut-off date. 3. Lead Plaintiffs seek to depose two attorneys who provided legal advice to

Qwest: Kevin Baird and Susan Cude. There are a significant number of Limited Waiver Documents that reflect communications with Ms. Cude and Mr. Baird and thus, should the Limited Waiver Documents be produced, Lead Plaintiffs intend to use those documents at Mr. Baird's and Ms. Cude's depositions. -1-

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The Parties agree that it is in the best interests of Mr. Baird and Ms. Cude to

appear only once for deposition. 5. Moreover, the Parties wish to avoid the unnecessary waste of resources that

would result from deposing these non-party witnesses prior to resolution of the Limited Waiver Documents issue and potentially again thereafter should the Limited Waiver Documents be produced. Therefore, the Parties agree that Mr. Baird's and Ms. Cude's depositions should be scheduled and conducted after the Limited Waiver Documents issue is finally adjudicated. 6. The Parties agree that if the Court grants this Stipulation, Lead Plaintiffs shall

be allowed to conduct Mr. Baird's and Ms. Cude's depositions after the fact discovery cutoff date. 7. The Parties further agree that Lead Plaintiffs shall schedule Mr. Baird's and

Ms. Cude's depositions no later than 30 days after one of the two following events, whichever occurs first: (a) Qwest produces the Limited Waiver Documents; or (b) the Limited Waiver issue is finally adjudicated. B. 1. The Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of the Anschutz Company The United States Attorney for the District of Colorado has filed a motion to

stay certain discovery in this matter, including the depositions of defendants Anschutz and Slater and the deposition of non-party Cannon Harvey ("Harvey"). 2. In litigating the discovery stay issue, the Parties and the United States

Attorney's Office agreed that the deposition of the Anschutz Company could be conducted

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as long as defendants Anschutz and Slater and non-party Harvey were not designated to testify on behalf of the Anschutz Company. 3. Lead Plaintiffs noticed the deposition of the Anschutz Company for

September 19, 2005, and identified eighteen topic areas on which examination was requested. 4. Prior to the scheduled deposition, counsel for defendant Anschutz advised

Lead Plaintiffs that defendants Anschutz and Slater and non-party Harvey were the individuals designated by the Anschutz Company to testify on fifteen of the eighteen identified topic areas. 5. The Parties are in the process of negotiating a resolution of an additional

topic area through a verified written response. Once this issue is agreed to, only two topic areas for examination will remain. 6. Counsel for defendant Anschutz also advised Lead Plaintiffs that the persons

designated to testify as to the remaining two topic areas were not available to testify on September 19, 2005, but were available to testify the week of October 10, 2005. 7. The Parties agree that it is in the best interests of the Anschutz Company to

conduct the Rule 30(b)(6) deposition at one time. 8. Moreover, the Parties wish to avoid the unnecessary waste of resources that

would result from deposing the persons designated by the Anschutz Company on the remaining two topic areas and subsequently deposing the Anschutz Company, through defendants Anschutz and Slater and/or non-party Harvey as the Anschutz Company so designates, on the other fifteen topic areas after the discovery stay has been lifted. -3-

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The Parties agree that if the Court grants this stipulated motion, Lead

Plaintiffs shall be allowed to conduct the deposition of the Anschutz Company after the fact discovery cut-off date. 10. The Parties also agree that Lead Plaintiffs shall schedule the deposition of the

Anschutz Company 45 days after this Court lifts the discovery stay as it pertains to defendants Anschutz and Slater and non-party Harvey. WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated herein, the Parties respectfully request that the Court grant this Stipulated Motion for an Order Granting Lead Plaintiffs Leave to Conduct the Depositions of Susan Cude and Kevin Baird and the Deposition of the Anschutz Company Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure After the Fact Discovery Cut-Off Date. DATED: October 6, 2005 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP MICHAEL J. DOWD SPENCER A. BURKHOLZ THOMAS E. EGLER SCOTT H. SAHAM X. JAY ALVAREZ TRIG R. SMITH TED MINAHAN ANDREA N. SALOW

/s/ X. Jay Alvarez X. JAY ALVAREZ 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP MICHELLE M. McCARRON 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Telephone: 310/859-3100 310/278-2148 (fax) Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs DYER & SHUMAN, LLP ROBERT J. DYER III KIP B. SHUMAN JEFFREY A. BERENS 801 East 17th Avenue Denver, CO 80218-1417 Telephone: 303/861-3003 Liaison Counsel DATED: October 6, 2005 ARNOLD & PORTER TIM ATKESON JOSHUA D. FRANKLIN 370 Seventeenth Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 303/863-1000 303/832-0428 (fax) ARNOLD & PORTER SCOTT B. SCHREIBER JOHN A. FREEDMAN ELISSA J. PREHEIM KWAME CLEMENT SHELBY HUNT

/s/ Elissa J. Preheim ELISSA J. PREHEIM

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555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: 202/942-5000 202/942-5999 (fax) Attorneys for Defendants Arthur Andersen LLP and Mark Iwan DATED: October 6, 2005 BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER & WOLPERT, P.C. MARK T. DROOKS THOMAS V. REICHERT

/s/ Thomas V. Reichert THOMAS V. REICHERT 1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067-2561 Telephone: 310/201-2100 310/201-2110 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Robin Szeliga DATED: October 6, 2005 CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP DAVID MEISTER

/s/ David Meister DAVID MEISTER 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212/878-8000 212/878-8375 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Robert Woodruff

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DATED: October 6, 2005

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP ALFRED LEVITT JONATHAN D. SCHILLER DAVID BOYD

/s/ Alfred Levitt ALFRED LEVITT 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DD 20015-2015 Telephone: 202/237-2727 202/237-6131 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Qwest Communications International, Inc. DATED: October 6, 2005 COOLEY GODWARD, LLP JAMES E. NESLAND PAUL SCHWARTZ JEFF SMITH

/s/ James E. Nesland JAMES E. NESLAND 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900 Broomfield, CO 80021-8023 Telephone: 720/566-4000 720/566-4099 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Drake S. Tempest DATED: October 6, 2005 STILLMAN & FRIEDMAN, P.C. CHARLES A. STILLMAN DIANA NEHRO

/s/ Charles A. Stillman CHARLES A. STILLMAN

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425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: 212/223-0200 212/223-1942 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Joseph P. Nacchio DATED: October 6, 2005 HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP MARTIN D. LITT MICHAEL HOFFMAN

/s/ Michael Hoffman MICHAEL HOFFMAN 1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100 Denver, CO 80203 Telephone: 303/866-0648 303/866-0200 (fax) Attorneys for Defendants Philip Anschutz and Craig D. Slater DATED: October 6, 2005 PERKINS COIE LLP ROBERT N. MILLER STEPHANIE E. DUNN

/s/ Robert N. Miller ROBERT N. MILLER 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: 303/291-2300 303/291-2400 (fax) Attorneys for Defendant James A. Smith
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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL I, the undersigned, declare: 1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the

United States and a resident of the County of San Diego, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interested party in the within action; that declarant's business address is 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101. 2. That on October 6, 2005, declarant served the STIPULATED MOTION FOR

AN ORDER GRANTING LEAD PLAINTIFFS LEAVE TO CONDUCT THE DEPOSITIONS OF SUSAN CUDE AND KEVIN BAIRD AND THE DEPOSITION OF THE ANSCHUTZ COMPANY PURSUANT TO RULE 30(B)(6) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AFTER THE FACT DISCOVERY CUT by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States mailbox at San Diego, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List. 3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing

and the places so addressed. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 6th day of October, 2005, at San Diego, California. /s/ Pamela Jackson PAMELA JACKSON

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QWEST (LEAD) Service List - 10/3/2005 Page 1 of 4 Defendant(s) Scott B. Schreiber John A. Freeman Kwame Clement Arnold & Porter 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 202/942-5000 202/942-5999(Fax)

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Timothy Atkeson Joshua D. Franklin Arnold & Porter LLP 370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202-1370 303/863-1000 303/832-0428(Fax)

Mark T. Drooks Thomas V. Reichert Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert, P.C. 1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067-2561 310/201-2100 310/201-2110(Fax) Alfred Levitt Jonathan D. Schiller David Boyd Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20015-2015 202/237-2727 202/237-6131(Fax) David Meister James Miller David Cook Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 212/878-8000 212/878-8375(Fax)

David Boies Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP 333 Main Street Armonk, NY 10504 914/749-8200 914/749-8300(Fax)

David W. Shapiro John F. Cove, Jr. Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP 1999 Harrison Street Oakland, CA 94612 510/874-1005 510/874-1460(Fax)

James E. Nesland Paul H. Schwartz Jeff Smith Cooley Godward, LLP 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900 Broomfield, CO 80021-8023 720/566-4000 720/566-4099(Fax)

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Holly Stein Sollod Jennifer H. Weddle Holland & Hart 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 303/295-8000 303/295-8261(Fax) Mark C. Hansen Rebecca Beynon David Schwarz Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 202/326-7900 202/326-7999(Fax) Barbara Moses Haley Fabricant Morovillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg 565 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 212/856-9600 212/856-9494(Fax)

Bruce F. Black Michael J. Hofmann Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, CO 80203 303/861-7000 303/866-0200(Fax) Walter W. Garnsey, Jr. Kelly Haglund Garnsey & Kahn LLC 1441 Eighteenth Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202-1255 303/296-9412 303/293-8705(Fax)

Eric S. Goldstein Roberta A. Kaplan Marguertie S. Dougherty Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 212/373-3000 212/757-3990(Fax) Frederick J. Baumann James M. Lyons Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 1200 17th Street, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80202-5839 303/623-9000 303/623-9222(Fax)

Robert N. Miller Stephanie E. Dunn Perkins Coie LLP 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80202 303/291-2300 303/291-2400(Fax)

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Terence C. Gill Marcy M. Heronimus Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80202 303/297-2900 303/298-0940(Fax)

Neil Peck James D. Kilroy Snell & Wilmer, LLP One Tabor Center, SUite 1900 1200 Seventeenth Street Denver, CO 80202 303/634-2000 303/634-2020(Fax)

Charles A. Stillman Diana Nehro Stillman & Friedman, P.C. 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 212/223-0200 212/223-1942(Fax) Plaintiff(s) Robert J. Dyer III Kip B. Shuman Jeffrey A. Berens Dyer & Shuman, LLP 801 East 17th Avenue Denver, CO 80218-1417 303/861-3003 303/830-6920(Fax) William S. Lerach Spencer A. Burkholz Thomas E. Egler Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 619/231-1058 619/231-7423(Fax) Michelle M. McCarron Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 310/859-3100 310/278-2148(Fax)

Joe R. Whatley, Jr. Whatley Drake, LLC 2323 Second Ave., North Birmingham, AL 35203 205/328-9576 205/328-9669(Fax)

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Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds Counsel Jay W. Eisenhofer Geoffrey C. Jarvis Michael J. Barry Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. 1201 North Market Street, Suite 2100 Wilmington, DE 19801 302/622-7000 302/622-7100(Fax) Intervenor Plaintiff William J. Leone District of Colorado United States Attorney 1225 17th Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80202 303/454-0100 303/454-0400(Fax) Clyde A. Faatz Christopher J.W. Forrest Hamilton and Faatz, A P.C. 1600 Broadway, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202-4905 303/830-0500 303/860-7855(Fax)