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OSBORN MALEDON
A PR O FESSI O NA L A SSO CIA TI O N A T T O R N E Y S A T LA W

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The Phoenix Plaza 21st Floor 2929 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2793 P.O. Box 36379 Phoenix, Arizona 85067-6379 Telephone Facsimile 602.640.9000 602.640.9050

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Susan Martin, Atty, No. 014226 Daniel L. Bonnett, Atty. No. 014127 Jennifer Kroll, Atty, No. 019859 Martin & Bonnett, P.L.L.C. 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 1720 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2517 Telephone: (602) 240-6900 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs David B. Rosenbaum, Atty. No. 009819 Dawn L. Dauphine, Atty. No. 010833 OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794 Telephone: (602) 640-9000 [email protected] [email protected] Michael L. Banks, Pro Hac Vice Azeez Hayne, Pro Hac Vice MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 963-5000 [email protected] [email protected] Amy Covert, Pro Hac Vice PROSKAUER ROSE LLP One Newark Center, 18th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Telephone: (973) 274-3258 [email protected]

Christopher Landau, P.C., Pro Hac Vice Craig S. Primis, P.C., Pro Hac Vice Eleanor R. Barrett, Pro Hac Vice KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-5793 Telephone: (202) 879-5000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Howard Shapiro, Pro Hac Vice PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017 Telephone: (504) 310-4088 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Barbara Allen, Richard Dippold, Melvin Jones, Donald McCarty, Richard Scates and Walter G. West, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, No. CV04-0424 PHX ROS SECOND NOTICE OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT

Case 2:04-cv-00424-ROS

Document 438

Filed 05/01/2008

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On April 16, 2007, the parties filed their First Notice of Discovery and Settlement (Doc. 292). Although the Court's Rule 16 scheduling order then in effect called for the filing of quarterly notices, thereafter the parties filed a series of notices and settlement papers addressing their settlement discussions and ultimately their consummated partial settlement. See, e.g., Docs. 297, 298, 299, 308. 312.
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vs. Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan, Plan Administrator of Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan, and Plan Administrator of Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan, Defendants. The parties submit this second1 joint notice of discovery and settlement pursuant to the Amended Fifth Revised Rule 16 Scheduling Order entered on November 14, 2007 ("Rule 16 Order") (Doc. 322). I. SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

On February 8, 2008, the Court entered its Order and Judgment approving the parties' partial settlement (Doc. 402). Following negotiation and approval of the partial settlement, no further meaningful settlement discussions have occurred. The parties, however, remain open to further discussions at an appropriate time. II. DISCOVERY

Under the Rule 16 Order, discovery on the remaining claims is scheduled to close on June 9, 2008. The parties have been engaged in active discovery relating to the remaining claims. Depositions are scheduled and supplemental document production is ongoing. A. Pending Discovery Motions Pending before the Court are two discovery motions that impact the ongoing discovery including the Rule 30 (b) (6) depositions of the Defendants that are scheduled for May 12-14. 2008:

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1. Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion to Compel Disclosure of Documents Withheld by Defendants on Claim of Attorney-Client and/or Work Product Privilege (Doc. 332); and 2. Defendants' Renewed Motion for Leave to Serve Questionnaire on Settlement Class Members (Doc. 342).

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OTHER PENDING MATTERS

In addition to the discovery motions mentioned above, pending before the Court are the following motions: 1. Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. 323). 2. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Statute of Limitations (Doc. 340); and 3. Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Defendants' Statute of Limitations Defenses (Doc. 343); Briefing on these three motions is complete. Respectfully submitted this 1st day of May, 2008. MARTIN AND BONNETT By: /s/ Susan Martin Susan Martin Daniel L. Bonnett Jennifer Kroll 3300 N. Central Ave., Suite 1720 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michael L. Banks Azeez Hayne MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Howard Shapiro PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017
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OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. By: /s/David B. Rosenbaum
David B. Rosenbaum Dawn L. Dauphine

Osborn Maledon, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794

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Amy Covert PROSKAUER ROSE LLP One Newark Center, 18th Floor Newark, NJ 07102-5211 Christopher Landau, P.C. Craig S. Primis, P.C. Eleanor R. Barrett KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-5793 Attorneys for Defendants

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do certify that on May 1, 2008, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to all CM/ECF registrants. s/Kelly Dourlein