Free Motion to Vacate - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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 William J. Delany, 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] [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,
Case 2:04-cv-00424-ROS Document 295 Filed 05/21/2007 Page 1 of 4

No. CV04-0424 PHX ROS

JOINT MOTION TO VACATE SCHEDULING ORDER

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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.

On April 16, 2007, following submission by the parties of a joint motion, the Court issued its Fourth Revised Rule 16 Scheduling Order (the "Rule 16 Order") (Dkt. 291). Since then, the parties have continued to engage in significant mediation efforts. As described previously (see Dkt. 292), the parties jointly retained two mediators, one with expertise in litigation mediation and the other with specialized expertise in ERISA matters. After many joint and separate mediation sessions, as well as phone calls and written communications, the parties have made good progress. Further mediation efforts remain. The parties expect to know on or before June 30, 2007, whether a settlement agreement has been reached. To allow the parties and their counsel to participate meaningfully in the mediation effort, they have been required to postpone discovery that otherwise would be necessary to meet the various deadlines set forth in the Rule 16 Order. For these reasons, the parties request that the Court vacate the dates established in the Rule 16 Order and require that the parties submit, on or before June 30, 2007, either a notice of settlement or a report on the status of settlement discussions. If no settlement agreement has been reached, the parties propose that within 10 days after submitting their status report they would submit a new proposed Rule 16 scheduling order, with revised dates.

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Respectfully submitted this 21st day of May, 2007. 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 Michael L. Banks (Pro Hac Vice) William J. Delany (Pro Hac Vice) Azeez Hayne (Pro Hac Vice) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Howard Shapiro, Pro Hac Vice PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017 Attorneys for Defendants By: /s/Susan Martin (with permission) 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

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do certify that on May 21, 2007, 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 the registered CM/ECF registrants.

s/Kelly Dourlein

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