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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-01451-REB-CBS (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-cv-01472-REB-CBS, 01-cv-01527-REB-CBS, 01-cv01616-REB-CBS, 01-cv-01799-REB-CBS, 01-cv-01930-REB-CBS, 02-cv-00333-REB-CBS, 02-cv-00374-REB-CBS, 02-cv-00507-REB-CBS, 02-cv-00658-REB-CBS, 02-00755-REB-CBS, 02-cv-00798-REB-CBS, and 04-cv-00238-REB-CBS) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION DEFENDANTS JAMES A. SMITH AND ROBERT S. WOODRUFF'S REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

Defendants James A. Smith ("Smith") and Robert S. Woodruff ("Woodruff"), through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby request clarification regarding this Court's "Order Concerning Defendants' Motions to Dismiss Re: Complaint of Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP" and "Order Concerning Defendant Nacchio's Motion To Dismiss Re: Complaint Of Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP". Consolidated docket numbers 802 and 822, respectively. In support of this request, Smith and Woodruff state as follows: 1. On September 10, 2004, Defendant Smith filed his joinder in the motions to

dismiss submitted by several of the other named Defendants. Docket number 122 in case number 04-cv-238. Similarly, on November 19, 2004, Defendant Smith joined in, and adopted, the arguments set forth in several of the named Defendants' Reply briefs. Docket number 158 in case number 04-cv-238.1

Specifically, Smith joined in the motions to dismiss of Defendant Qwest Communications and Defendant Nacchio as well as portions of their respective reply briefs, plus portions of the reply briefs submitted by Defendants Anschutz and Slater, Defendant Casey, and Defendant Mohebbi.
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On September 10, 2004, Defendant Woodruff filed his joinder in the motions to

dismiss submitted by several of the other named Defendants. Docket number 123 in case number 04-cv-238. Similarly, on November 19, 2004, Defendant Woodruff joined in, and adopted, the arguments set forth in several of the named Defendants' Reply briefs. Docket number 160 in case number 04-cv-238. 2 3. On March 29, 2005, this Court issued its order on the motions to dismiss filed by:

(1) Defendant Qwest Communications; (2) Defendants Anschutz and Slater; (3) Defendant Arthur Anderson LLP; (4) Defendant Mark Iwan; (5) Defendants Hellman, Alvarado, Haines, and Stephens, and; (6) Defendants Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Jack Grubman, Citigroup Global Capital Market, and Citigroup, Inc. Docket number 209 in case number 04-cv-238. 4. On September 12, 2005, this Court issued its "Order Concerning Defendants'

Motions to Dismiss Re: Complaint of Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP". Consolidated docket number 802. In that order, the Court granted in part and denied in part the motions to dismiss of Defendants Casey, Mohebbi, and Tempest, and denied the motion to dismiss of Defendant Szeliga. Id. With respect to Defendant Nacchio, the Court noted a discrepancy in the docket concerning the filing and receipt of Defendant Nacchio's Motion to Dismiss and, thus did not rule upon Defendant Nacchio's Motion to Dismiss. Id. The Order does not expressly refer to Defendants Smith or Woodruff. Id.

Specifically, Defendant Woodruff joined in the motions to dismiss and the corresponding replies filed by Defendant Qwest, Defendants Anschutz and Slater, Defendant Nacchio, and Defendant Casey.
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On September 13, 2005, Defendant Nacchio filed a Notice of Filing of Motion to

Dismiss the First Amended Complaint Dated September 10, 2004. Consolidated docket number 806. The Notice included as an attachment a copy of Defendant Nacchio's Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint, dated and file stamped September 10, 2004. Defendants Smith and Woodruff subsequently filed a Renewed Joinder Concerning Motion to Dismiss, renewing their joinder in Defendant Nacchio's Motion to Dismiss. Consolidated docket number 812. 6. On September 23, 2005, this Court issued an Order, granting in part and denying

in part Defendant Nacchio's Motion to Dismiss. Consolidated docket number 822. The Order does not expressly refer to Defendants Smith and Woodruff. 7. Plaintiffs have sought reconsideration of the Court's Order with respect to

Defendant Tempest. Consolidated docket number 823.

WHEREFORE, Defendants Smith and Woodruff respectfully request clarification regarding whether the Court's Orders on the Motions to Dismiss include Defendants Smith and Woodruff.

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Respectfully submitted this 30th day of September, 2005.

s/ Stephanie E. Dunn Stephanie E. Dunn PERKINS COIE LLP 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700 Denver, Colorado 80202-1043 Tel: (303) 291-2300 Fax: (303) 291-2400 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT JAMES A. SMITH -And-

s/ David L. Cook David L. Cook CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP 31 W. 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Tel: (212) 878-8000 Fax: (212) 878-8375 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ROBERT S. WOODRUFF

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 30th day of September, 2005, I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANTS JAMES A. SMITH AND ROBERT S. WOODRUFF'S REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following email addresses: The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case.

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Jennifer Lynn Coon [email protected] [email protected] Marguerite S. Dougherty [email protected] Michael J. Dowd [email protected] [email protected] Mark T. Drooks [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];[email protected] Christopher James W. Forrest [email protected] [email protected];[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] Scott M. Himes [email protected] Michael James Hofmann [email protected] [email protected] 6

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Kevin Brent Huff [email protected] [email protected] Shelby Hunt [email protected] Lee Frederick Johnston [email protected] [email protected];[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] David Meister [email protected] James D. Miller [email protected] [email protected];[email protected] Robert Nolen Miller [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] Elissa J. Preheim [email protected] Kimberly Wolf Price [email protected]

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Thomas Vincent Reichert [email protected] [email protected] Eric Tolentino Rillorta [email protected] Kenneth F. Rossman, IV [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] [email protected] Jeffrey Allen Smith [email protected] [email protected];[email protected] Holly Stein Sollod [email protected] [email protected];[email protected] Jesus Manuel Vazquez, Jr [email protected] [email protected] Jennifer H. Weddle [email protected] [email protected]

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and I hereby certify that I have mailed or served the foregoing DEFENDANTS JAMES A. SMITH AND ROBERT S. WOODRUFF'S REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION to the following non CM/ECF participants via United State Mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

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David R. Boyd Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, LLP
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401 B Street #1700 San Diego, CA 92101 Geoffrey C. Jarvis Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. 1201 North Market Street #2100 Wilmington, DE 19801 Vincent J. Marella Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert, APC 1875 Century Park East 23rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Cleo J. Rauchway Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons, LLP United States District Court Box 11 1200 - 17th Street #3000 Denver, CO 80202

s/ Stephanie E. Dunn Stephanie E. Dunn PERKINS COIE LLP 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 700 Denver, Colorado 80202-1043 Tel: (303) 291-2300 Fax: (303) 291-2400 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT JAMES A. SMITH

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