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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-CV-1451-REB-PAC (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-RB-1472, 01-RB-1527, 01-RB-1616, 01-RB1799, 01-RB-1930, 01-RB-2083, 02-RB-333, 02-RB-374, 02-D-507, 02-RB-658, 02-RB755, and 02-RB-798) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION ______________________________________________________________________ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PRODUCTION OF LIMITED WAIVER DOCUMENTS ______________________________________________________________________ Qwest Communications International Inc. ("Qwest") respectfully requests that this Court enter the Stipulated [Proposed] Order Extending Production Deadline that is attached as Exhibit 1 to this motion. As good grounds therefore, Qwest states as follows: 1. This Court previously ordered Qwest to produce certain documents

subject to Qwest's claim of privilege. See February 2, 2006 Order Concerning Qwest's Renewed Motion to Reconsider & To Certify Interlocutory Appeal (Docket # 923) ("February 2, 2006 Order"). 2. This Court subsequently stayed Qwest's production obligations under the

February 2, 2006 Order pending resolution of Qwest's petition for writ of mandamus filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ("Mandamus Petition"). See March 10, 2006 Order Staying Production Of Documents (Docket # 950) ("March 10, 2006 Order").

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On June 19, 2006, the Tenth Circuit denied Qwest's Mandamus Petition.

See In re Qwest Communications International Inc. Securities Litigation (App. No. 061070 June 19, 2006) ("Mandamus Decision").1 4. This Court subsequently stayed Qwest's production obligations under the

February 2, 2006 Order and the March 10, 2006 Order pending resolution of Qwest's petition for writ of certiorari filed with the United States Supreme Court. See September 28, 2006 Order Staying Production Of Documents (Docket # 1052) ("September 28, 2006 Order"). 5. Pursuant to its September 28, 2006 Order, the stay shall be lifted "ten

days after the United States Supreme Court either denies Qwest's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, or rules on Qwest's claims after granting Qwest's Petition for Writ of Certiorari." September 28, 2006 Order, at 3. 6. On November 13, 2006, the Supreme Court denied Qwest's Petition for

Writ of Certiorari. See Qwest Communications International Inc., Petitioner, v. New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund, et al., No. 06-343 (Docket entry dated Nov. 13, 2006). 7. The parties have agreed to extend the deadline for Qwest's production

obligations under this Court's September 28, 2006 Order to February 15, 2007.2 Qwest

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The Tenth Circuit's Mandamus Decision was filed in this Court on June 19, 2006. See USCA Order (Docket No. 1030).
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Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR. 7.1(A), undersigned counsel for Qwest certify that they have conferred with Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs ("Lead Counsel"). Lead Counsel advises that, while they have agreed to stipulate to the extension and therefore do not 2

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requires this additional time in order to prepare the documents for production, particularly in light of this Court's February 2, 2006 Order that permits Qwest to redact opinion work product from the more than 220,000 pages it must now produce. 8. Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR. 6.1(A), "[n]o stipulation by the parties can

affect a date or deadline established by court order," and pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR. 6.1(B), "[e]xcept as provided in section A. of this rule, all requests for extensions of time must be approved by court order upon motion." WHEREFORE, Qwest respectfully requests that this Court enter the Stipulated [Proposed] Order Extending Production Deadline attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

oppose this motion, they reserve the right to revisit this issue, if necessary, in light of their continued litigation against the non-settling defendants. 3

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DATED: November 28, 2006 Respectfully submitted, ____/s/ Alfred P. Levitt___________ Jonathan D. Schiller David R. Boyd Alfred P. Levitt BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20015 Telephone: (202) 237-2727 Facsimile: (202) 237-6131 Terence C. Gill SHERMAN & HOWARD, L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 297-2900 Facsimile: (303) 298-0940

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 28th day of November, 2006, a copy of the foregoing UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PRODUCTION OF LIMITED WAIVER DOCUMENTS 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: X. Jay Alvarez Timothy G. Atkeson [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Local Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendant Szeliga Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Szeliga

Jeffrey A. Berens Terry W. Bird Jessica Brody

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

Spencer A. Burkholz John K. Carroll Kwame A. Clement

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

David L. Cook Jennifer L. Coon

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

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Merrill G. Davidoff

[email protected]

Counsel for Plaintiff New Jersey Dept. of Treasury Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendant Szeliga Counsel for Defendant Smith Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendant J. Kozlowski in the SEC matter Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Local Counsel for Defendant Qwest Communications Int. Inc. Local Counsel for Defendant Qwest Communications Int. Inc. Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater

Michael J. Dowd Mark T. Drooks Stephanie E. Dunn Thomas E. Egler Kevin D. Evans

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

John A. Freedman

[email protected]

Terence C. Gill

[email protected]

Marcy M. Heronimus

[email protected] [email protected]

Michael J. Hofmann

[email protected]

Kevin B. Huff

[email protected] [email protected]

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Shelby Hunt

[email protected]

Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for M. Schumacher United States Attorney; Intervenor Plaintiff Counsel for Defendant Szeliga

Gary M. Kramer William J. Leone

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

Vincent J. Marella David Meister James D. Miller Robert N. Miller Edward S. Nathan James E. Nesland Elissa J. Preheim

[email protected] Counsel for Defendant Woodruff [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Smith Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Tempest Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Szeliga Local Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs

Kimberly W. Price Thomas V. Reichert John M. Richilano Scott Saham

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

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Scott Schreiber Paul H. Schwartz

[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 Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Defendant Tempest Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Tempest Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Nacchio

David L. Schwarz Joel M. Silverstein Jeffrey A. Smith

Jeffrey Speiser Herbert J. Stern

and, I also certify that I have served same by depositing in the U.S. Mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Joe R. Whatley, Jr. Glen Connor 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] Sean C. Lindsay Qwest Communications International Inc. 1801 California Street Suite 900 Denver, CO 80202 Service pursuant to D.C. COLO.LCivR 6.1(D)

/s/ Jed Donaldson Jed Donaldson

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