Free Motion to Stay - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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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, 02-RB-798, and 04-RB-238) In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION ______________________________________________________________________ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF PRODUCTION OF LIMITED WAIVER DOCUMENTS PENDING RESOLUTION OF QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.'S ANTICIPATED PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI ______________________________________________________________________ Qwest Communications International Inc. ("Qwest") respectfully requests that this Court enter the Stipulated [Proposed] Order Extending Stay 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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3.

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. Qwest intends to file a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States

Supreme Court, seeking review of the Tenth Circuit's Mandamus Decision. 5. The parties have agreed to stay Qwest's production obligations under this

Court's March 10, 2006 Order pending disposition of a petition for writ of certiorari that Qwest intends to file in the United States Supreme Court.2 WHEREFORE, Qwest respectfully requests that this Court enter the Stipulated [Proposed] Order Extending Stay attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

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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). 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 advises that, while they have agreed to stipulate to the stay and therefore do not oppose this motion, they reserve the right to revisit this issue in light of their continued litigation against the nonsettling defendants. 2

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DATED: June 23, 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 23rd day of June, 2006, a copy of the foregoing MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF PRODUCTION OF LIMITED WAIVER DOCUMENTSPENDING RESOLUTION OF QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.'S ANTICIPATED PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI 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 [email protected] Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP 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

Timothy G. Atkeson

[email protected]

Michael J. Barry

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

Jeffrey A. Berens

Terry W. Bird

[email protected]

Jessica Brody

[email protected]

Spencer A. Burkholz John K. Carroll

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

Kwame A. Clement

[email protected]

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David L. Cook

[email protected]

Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Szeliga 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 Local Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP Local Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan

Jennifer L. Coon

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

Merrill G. Davidoff

Michael J. Dowd

[email protected]

Mark T. Drooks

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

Stephanie E. Dunn

Thomas E. Egler

Kevin D. Evans

Clyde A. Faatz, Jr.

[email protected]

Christopher J. W. Forrest

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

John A. Freedman

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Terence C. Gill

[email protected]

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

Marcy M. Heronimus

[email protected] [email protected]

Michael J. Hofmann

[email protected]

Kevin B. Huff

[email protected] [email protected]

Shelby Hunt

[email protected]

Richard Jacobson Gary M. Kramer William J. Leone

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

Vincent J. Marella

David Meister

[email protected] Counsel for Defendant Woodruff [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Smith

James D. Miller

Robert N. Miller

[email protected]

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Barbara C. Moses

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

Counsel for Defendant Mohebbi Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Tempest Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP Local Counsel for Plaintiff Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Defendant Woodruff Counsel for Defendant Szeliga Local Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan Counsel for Defendant Mohebbi Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Counsel for Defendants Arthur Andersen & Iwan

Edward S. Nathan

James E. Nesland

Sharan Nirmul

Robin L. Nolan

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

Elissa J. Preheim

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

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

Eric T. Rillorta

Ashley Rupp

[email protected]

Scott Saham

[email protected]

Scott Schreiber

[email protected]

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Paul H. Schwartz

David L. Schwarz

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

Counsel for Defendant Tempest

Joel M. Silverstein

[email protected]

Counsel for Defendants Anschutz & Slater Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Tempest

Jeffrey A. Smith

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

Jeffrey Speiser

Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Nacchio Counsel for Defendant Casey Counsel for Alvarado, Haines, Hellman, & Stephens

Herbert J. Stern

[email protected]

Michael Trager Jesus M. Vazquez, Jr.

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

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

/s/ Jed Donaldson Jed Donaldson

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