Free Stipulation - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

OSBORN MALEDON
A P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W

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

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602.640.9000 602.640.9050

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]

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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 STIPULATION CONCERNING LOBBYING DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ON HONEYWELL S MOTION TO RECONSIDER

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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 5. Plaintiffs agree to abandon any claim that Honeywell, its agents, or 5 business days of plaintiffs filing of their brief with the Court. There shall be no reply. 4. There shall be no further extensions of the briefing schedule. plaintiffs prior to the deadline for the filing of plaintiffs' brief, but the production of such documents will not affect the deadline for plaintiffs' submission. 3. Defendants will file their response to plaintiffs supplemental brief within Reconsider within 5 business days of receipt of the transcript of Mr. Zurawski s deposition. The parties will request that the transcript be finalized on an expedited basis. In the event that any responsive, non-privileged documents relevant to the Treasury Letter are identified during Mr. Zurawski's deposition, Honeywell will provide them to 1. Plaintiffs are entitled to take the deposition of Honeywell International Inc. As a result of a good faith effort to resolve outstanding discovery and scheduling disagreements, the parties hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 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.

employee Paul Zurawski in Washington, D.C. 2. Plaintiffs will file their supplemental brief on Honeywell s Motion to

employees engaged in spoliation of evidence with respect to Honeywell s lobbying
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efforts relating to the Treasury Letter. Plaintiffs will not ask questions of Mr. Zurawski concerning document retention issues at his deposition and will not argue spoliation as a basis for denying Honeywell s Motion To Reconsider or for other sanctions against Honeywell or the Defendants relating to a claim of spoliation regarding Honeywell s lobbying efforts relating to the Treasury Letter. 6. Plaintiffs agree not to challenge the assertions of privilege on Honeywell s

privilege log relating to the lobbying discovery. 7. With respect to lobbying issues, Mr. Zurawski s deposition is the only one Upon filing of plaintiffs supplemental brief,

plaintiffs will be permitted to take.

discovery on the lobbying issue will be closed. To the extent Honeywell identifies additional responsive, non-privileged documents on the lobbying issue, Honeywell will supplement its production. 8. The parties have lodged with the Court their proposed order reflecting their

stipulation and the revised briefing schedule.

MARTIN AND BONNETT

OSBORN MALEDON, P.A.

By: /s/ Susan Martin By: /s/David B. Rosenbaum Susan Martin David B. Rosenbaum Daniel L. Bonnett Dawn L. Dauphine Jennifer Kroll Osborn Maledon, P.A. 3300 N. Central Ave., Suite 1720 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michael L. Banks Azeez Hayne MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Howard Shapiro PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017 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 March 20, 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/ J.Kroll

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