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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-RB-1472, 01-RB-1527, 01-RB-1616, 01-RB1799, 01-RB-1930, 01-RB-2083, 02-RB-0333, 02-RB-0374, 02-RB-0507, 02-RB-0658, 04-RB-0238, and 02-RB-755) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

UNOPPOSED MOTION OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVERSIZED BRIEF

Defendant Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") submits this motion for leave to file an oversized brief in support of its Opposition to Lead Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification ("Motion"). This relief is appropriate for the following reasons: 1. Lead Plaintiffs' Motion proposes a class period of thirty-three months and

raises numerous and complex factual and legal issues regarding the propriety of class certification under the multiple requirements of Rule 23. 2. This Court's Practice Standards for civil actions provide that motions and

responses shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages. 3. Given the number and complexity of the issues raised by Lead Plaintiffs'

Motion, Andersen cannot fully and adequately address the allegations within this page limitation. 4. At eighteen (18) pages, the text of Andersen's brief opposing Lead

Plaintiffs' Motion is reasonable in length.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(A), counsel for Andersen has conferred with

counsel for Plaintiffs regarding this motion. Plaintiffs do not oppose the motion. WHEREFORE, Andersen respectfully requests that the Court enters an order granting it leave to file an Opposition to Class Certification exceeding the page limitation set forth in the Court's Practice Standards for civil actions, and granting Lead Plaintiffs an enlargement of equal length (i.e., an additional three pages) for their reply to Andersen's opposition. A proposed order is attached. Respectfully submitted this 30th day of June 2005.

___s/ Tim Atkeson____ Tim Atkeson Joshua D. Franklin ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 370 Seventeenth Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 863-1000 Facsimile: (303) 832-0428

Scott Schreiber John Freedman Elissa Preheim Kwame Clement Shelby 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

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP'S OPPOSITION TO LEAD PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION was served via email to all parties, except for William S. Lerach who will be served by Federal Express, on this 30th day of June, 2005, addressed to the following: Robert J. Dyer, III Kip B. Shuman Jeffrey A. Berens Dyer & Shuman, LLP 801 East 17th Avenue Denver, CO 80218-1417 Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs (303) 861-3003; (303) 830-6920 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] William S. Lerach Spencer A. Burkholz Daniel S. Dorsman Thomas E. Egler Ray A. Mandlekar Robert R. Henssler, Jr. Darren Robbins, Jr. Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins LLP 401 B. Street, Suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101-4297 Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs (619) 231-1058; (619) 231-7423 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jason R. Llorens Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins LLP 9601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs (310) 278-2148 (fax) [email protected]

Jonathan D. Schiller David R. Boyd Alfred P. Levitt Kenneth F. Rossman IV Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20015-2127 Attorneys for Defendant Qwest (202) 237-2727; (202) 237-6131 (fax) [email protected]* [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Terence C. Gill Sherman & Howard, L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street Suite 3000

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Denver, Colorado 80202 Attorneys for Qwest Communications International, Inc. (303) 297-2900; (303) 298-0940 (fax) Frederick J. Baumann James M. Lyons Cindy C. Oliver Cleo Rauchway Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 1200 17th Street, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80202-5855 Attorneys for Defendants Philip Anschutz, Linda Alvarado, Craig Barrett, Hank Brown, Thomas Donohue, Jordan Haines, Peter Hellman, Cannon Harvey, Vinod Khosla, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Frank Popoff, Craig Slater and W. Thomas Stephens (303) 623-9000; (303) 623-9222 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] James Nesland Paul Schwartz Cooley Godward LLP 380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900 Broomfield, CO 80021-8023 Attorneys for Defendant Drake Tempest (720) 566-4000; (720) 566-4099 (fax) [email protected]

Robert N. Miller Stephanie E. Dunn Perkins Coie, LLP 1899 Wynkoop St., Ste. 700 Denver, CO 80202 Attorneys for Defendant James A. Smith (303) 291-2300; (303) 291-2400 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] Wesley R. Powell Clifford Chance US LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6131 Attorneys for Defendant Robert Woodruff (212) 878-8375 [email protected]

Charles A. Stillman Kimo S. Peluso Michael J. Grudberg Scott M. Himes Stillman & Friedman, P.C. 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022

Bruce F. Black Michael J. Hofman Martin Litt Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, CO 80203 Attorneys for Defendants Philip Anschutz

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Attorneys for Defendant Joseph P. Nacchio (212) 223-0200; (212) 223-1942 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

and Craig Slater [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Joe R. Whatley, Jr. Whatley Drake, L.L.C. Post Office Box 10647 Birmingham, AL 35202-0647 Attorney for Plaintiffs in the ERISA matter (205) 328-9669 (fax) [email protected]

______s/Jeff Lewis_____________ Jeff Lewis

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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-RB-1472, 01-RB-1527, 01-RB-1616, 01-RB1799, 01-RB-1930, 01-RB-2083, 02-RB-0333, 02-RB-0374, 02-RB-0507, 02-RB-0658, 04-RB-0238, and 02-RB-755) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

ORDER

The motion of Defendant Arthur Andersen LLP for leave to file a Memorandum which exceeds the page limit is granted, and based upon review of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: Arthur Andersen LLP's motion for leave to file oversized brief is GRANTED. Lead Plaintiffs may file a reply to Andersen's opposition brief that exceeds the page limit by three pages.

________________________________ District Court Judge

Dated: _____________, 2005.