Free Statement - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-RB-1451 (CBS) (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-RB-1472, 01-RB-1527, 01-RB-1616, 01RB-1799, 01-RB-1930, 01-RB-2083, 02-RB-0333, 02-RB-0374, 02-RB-0507 ABD, 02-RB-0658, 02-RB-0755, 02-RB-798, and 04-RB-0238) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP'S STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF QWEST COMMUNICATION INTERNATIONAL INC.'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER PENDING RESOLUTION OF MOTION OF PROPOSED INTERVENOR PLAINTIFF, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF COLORADO, TO INTERVENE FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF SEEKING A STAY OF DISCOVERY

Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") joins Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Motion ("Qwest's Motion") for a protective order pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 26(c) and D.C.COLO.L.CIV.R. 30.2 staying depositions pending resolution of the Government's August 3, 2005 Motion of Proposed Intervenor Plaintiff, United States Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, to Intervene for the Limited Purpose of Seeking a Stay of Discovery. Andersen does not oppose the Government's requested intervention or stay of discovery. For the reasons set forth in Qwest's Motion, Andersen believes that depositions should not proceed pending resolution of the Government's motion. Therefore, Andersen joins in Qwest's Motion and respectfully requests a brief stay of depositions pending guidance from this Court about how discovery will proceed in light of the Government's August 3, 2005 Motion.

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Pursuant to D.C.COLO.L.CIV.R. 7.1(A), the undersigned counsel has conferred with counsel for Lead Plaintiffs and have been unable to resolve the disputed matter. DATED: August 5, 2005 s/ Joshua D. Franklin Tim Atkeson Joshua D. Franklin ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 370 Seventeenth Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 (phone) (303) 863-1000 (fax) (303) 832-0428 Scott B. Schreiber John A. Freedman Elissa Preheim Kwame Clement Shelby H. Hunt ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 555 12th Street, NW Washington, D.C., 20004 Telephone: (202) 942-5000 Facsimile: (202) 942-5999 Attorneys for Defendant Arthur Andersen, LLP

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this 5th day of August, 2005, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Arthur Andersen LLP's Statement in Support of Qwest's Motion for a Protective Order Pending Resolution of Motion of Proposed Intervenor Plaintiff, United States Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, to Intervene for the Limited Purpose of Seeking a Stay of Discovery was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the USDC CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: Frederick J. Baumann [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendants Alvarado, Haines, Hellman & Stephens Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater Local Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Citigroup Defendants Counsel for Defendant Smith Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP

Bruce F. Black Jeffrey A. Berens Marguerite S. Dougherty Stephanie E. Dunn Thomas E. Egler Michael J. Barry

Alfred Levitt Terence C. Gill

Counsel for Defendant Qwest Communications Int. Inc. Local Counsel for Defendant Qwest Communications Int. Inc. Local Counsel for Defendant Qwest Communications Int. Inc. Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater Counsel for Citigroup Defendants

Marcy M. Heronimus Michael J. Hofmann Roberta A. Kaplan

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James M. Lyons

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Defendants Alvarado, Haines, Hellman & Stephens Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Tempest

James D. Miller James E. Nesland

Neil Peck

Local Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Local Counsel for Citigroup Defendants Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Local Counsel for Citigroup Defendants

Holly Stein Sollod

Charles A. Stillman Jennifer H. Weddle

And I also certify that I have served the same by depositing in the United States mail, first-class, postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Clyde a. Faatz, Esq. Christopher J.W. Forrest, Esq. Hamilton & Faatz a Professional Corporation 1600 Broadway Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202-4905 Counsel for Plaintiffs Phone: (303) 830-0500 Fax: (303) 860-7855 Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Esq. Glen Connor, Esq. Whatley Drake, LLC 2323 Second Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35202 Counsel for Plaintiff in ERISA matter Phone: (205) 328-9576 Fax: (205 328-9669 [email protected] [email protected]

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Barbara Moses, Esq. Haley Fabricant, Esq. Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Lason & Silberberg, P.C. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 Counsel for Afshin Mohebbi Phone: (212) 856-9600 Fax: (212) 856-9494 [email protected] [email protected] Mark C. Hansen, Esq. Kevin B. Hugg, Esq. David L. Schwarz, Esq. Rebecca A. Beynon, Esq. Kellog, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036-3209 Counsel for Philip Anschutz & Craig Slater Phone: (202) 326-7900 Fax: (202) 326-7999 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Walter Garnsey, Jr., Esq. Kelly Haglund Garnsey & Kahn LLC 1441 Eighteenth Street Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202-1255 Counsel for Gregory Casey Phone: (303) 296-9412 Fax: (303) 293-8705 [email protected]

s/ Jeff Lewis