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1 Joseoh I(ravec.Jr. (admitted hacvice) N. 'pro SPECTER SPECTEREVANS 2 &MANOGT]E.P.C. Buildine The 26ftFloor Kcjppers J Pennsrifvania52191 Pittsbureh. Tel (412) 642-2300 4 Fax: (412) 642-2309 5 6 7 8
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MichaelD. Braun(16741,4 BRALINI-AW GROUP. P:C. 12304Santa MonicaBlvd-"Suite109 l,os Aneeles. Cl^90025 Tel: 610\ 442-7755 Fax BL}\442-7756 E-maili senr-ce r.urla up. @bra w8lro com Ira Spiro(67641'l LLP SPIROMOSSBARNESS. 11377WestOlvnpic Blvd..FifftrFloor Los Aneeles. 90064-1683 CA Tel: (110\ 235-2468 Fax G10\235-2456 [email protected]

(221,926\ Janet LindnerSpielbere LAW OFFICESOF J,AilIET LINDNER SPIELBERG 12400Wilshire Blvd-. Suite400 Los Aneeles. CA90625 Tel: (110)J928801 Fax: BIO\278-5938 E-maill [email protected]

l 4 Attorneys Plaintiffs for l5 T]NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT l6 l7 18 t 9 FELTONA. SPEARS. and JR. SIDNBY SCHOLL. on behalfof 20 themselves all otherssimilarlv and situatd, 2l Plaintitrs, 22 v. 23 WASHINGTON MUTUAL. INC. 24 a Washington comoration' comoratiouand a Delaware LENDER'S SERVICE,' INC., (IIRL) CASENO.: 5:08-cv-00868 HonorableHowardR. Lloyd CLASSACTION NOTICE AND CERTIF'ICATION OF' DENIAL OF MDL TRANSFER DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SANJOSEDIVISION

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actio4 do for N. I, Joseph Kravec,Jr., atbcmey Plaintiffsin the above-referenced 1. On February15,2008, Defendaatfiled a Notice of MDL Filing witl this

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notedtlat pendingbeforethe JudicialPanel 4 Cornt (DocketNo. 6). Therein,Defendant 5 on Multidistrict Utigation ('JPML') was a Motion to Transfercertainactionsagainst Disnict Cowt for the WestmDistict ofWashingtonfor 6 Defendant theUnited States to pre-tial proceedings, that Plaintiffs' instantactionwas idenffied as a and 7 coordinated 8 "potentialtag-along"action. 9
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identified that the certainactions On February 2008,theJPML ordered 21,

be in 1 0 in theoriginalMotion to Transfer consolidated theWesternDistrict ofWashinglon Plaintiffs'instantactionwasnotone Exlibitl,TransferOrder,datedFebnnry2l,2}OS. 1 2 ofthose actionstrarsferredby the TransferOrder. Rather,tle TransferOrderdirected under 1 3 that "polential tag-along"actions,suchasthe instantaction,shouldbe addressed 7 4 theJPML'sRules7.4 and7.5. p.lnl. $., 15 3. the the On March 3, 2008, I 0elephoned JPML Clerk's office to ascertain 1 6 statusof this action before the JPML. I spokewith JPML Clerk, DanaStewart,who to me t 7 advised thatPlaintiffs' instantactionwas deterrnined be "uot related"to the MDL l8 2A 2l the established theWestsrnDistrict ofWashingtonandtherefore JPML would takeno in 4. Ms. Stewart also advised that the JPML does not issue an order in 1 9 ftirtheractionio transferPlaintiffs'instantactionfromtle NorthernDistricr ofCalifomia. only like circumstances thislsheretheactionisdetermined"notrelated"butrathermakes

22 an entry of "No Action Taken" on the JPML CaseListing Report me 5. Ms. Stewartfaxedto theJPML gffis listingReportforPlaintiffs' insbnt 23 24 action which is attachedas Exhibit 2. It showsan enby of 'No Action Taken" for 25, that 25 Plaintiffs' irstant actiontlat wasmadeon February 2008. Ms. Stewartadvises 26 27 28

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to this enty confirmsthatPlaintiffs' instantactionwas cletermined be "not related"and

District of Washington. 2 will not be transferedto tle Western Dated:March3, 2008 SPECTER SPECTEREYANS & MANOGUE. P.C.

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I-am 5121s efpsnnsvlvania. overtheage I amenrrloved thecountv Alleehenv. in of s to address The26* FloorKoppeirs of 18andnot a'pa'rtv thewirhii actiou ftrybusiness ' 15219. Pennsylvania Building,PittsbweS"

On March 3. 2008, usinethe Northem District of Califomia's BlecfronicCase N. the to Jr., FilingSystern with-thq ECFID iegistered Joseph Kravec, I filedandserved 7 docuTneir(s) descnbed : as 6 8 9

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to is to an The ECF Svstem desisned aulornticallv senerate e-mailmessage all sys-tern for in whichconstituteq service. Accoriliig to theECF/PACER 1 0 parties thecase, partiesareserved follows: the as this case, I1 [email protected] Esquire JanetLindner Spielberg, T2 [email protected] Ira Spiro,Esquire t3 sewice com Michael D. Braun,Esquire @brawlawgrcup. L4 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 15 RobertJ. Pfuter, Esquire [email protected] l6 Attorney for Defendant\ffnshington Mutual Inc. t7 On March 3, 2008,I servedthe documen(s)descnbed as: 18 NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION OF DENIAL OF'MDL TRANSFER 19 20 byplacing a truecop{ies) thereofenclosed a sealed in envelope(s) addressed follows: as First AmericauEappraiseit 1 AmericanWav Birildine 1 22 SantaAna. Caltfornta92707 2l 23 lenders Servica Inc. 700 CherrinslonParkwav 1 24 Coraopolis, Pennsylvani65108 25 Defendanh 26 I servedthe abovedocumen(s)asfollows: BY MAIL. I am familiarwith the firm's Dractice collectionandprocessins of it with U.S.posta'l conespondence ma:lins. Underthatpractice wouldbe deposited by Pennsylvania on 28 serrrice that samedav vfith postasethereonfi.rllynrepaidat Pittsbureh" -am lervice in theordinarycourseof busine^ss. awarethat6d mbtionof theparf ServeG I 27

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meter ifpostal-cancellatioq-@te-orpostage dateis morethanoneday 1 is presumed,i4valid for afierdateof deposit mailingin an affidavil a I am enployedjn the officg of an attoqney - who is admitted pro hac vice tn this wasmade. J actionat whos6driection service the
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UMTED STATESJUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION IN REI WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC,, SECURITIES,DERIVATII'E & "ERISA'' LITIGATION

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TRANSFERORDER Mutual,Ino.(WaMu)has move4pursuet Washington BeforetheentlrePanel:Defendmt g 1407,for coortlinated consolidated prebialproceedings ofthis litigationin the or to 2s U.S.C. four District of Washingtolactiols an
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will mdwiblesses likelybelooated mdrelwant documenE isheadquarteredin Seattle, Washington, therc. listedon to tha! pursuant 28 U.S.C.$ 1407,the actions IT IS THBREFORE ORDERED Districtof Washington transferred theWestertr re to A outsid Westem tlre Schedule andpgnding MmshaJ. Dishict of Washington with the corsentof xhatcornt,assiped to the Honorable an4 pretrialproceedings the actiols pending thereand wifh for Pechman coordinated consolidated or Iistedon Sohedule A.

PANELON MULTIDISTRICTLITIGATION

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IN RE: WASHINGTONMUTUAL,INC', DERTVATIYE&'IERISA" SECURITIES, LITIGATION SCIIEDULEA Southem Districtof New Yo*

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Inc., Dermis Koesterer Washingtou Mutr.ral, et al.,C.A.No. 1:07-9801 v. Ino., a1., et C.A No. l:07-9806 Mutual, JoelAbrams, al.v. Washington et Western District of Washinston et C.A.No.2:07-1809 MarkNelson John Woods, a1., F. v. et TomSnevqetc. KerryK. Killinger, al.,C.A.No. 2:07-1826 v. C.A.No. 2:07-1827 LynneHarrison, v. Kerry K Killingo, et a1., etc. C.A.No. 2:07-1874 Bushansky Washington Mutual, Inc.,et a1., Gregory v. VincentBussey Washington Mutual,Inc.,et al., C.A No. 2:07-1.879 v.

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