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Gerald H. Goldstein TX Bar No. 08101000 Cynthia E. Orr TX Bar No. 15313350 Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley 310 S. St. Mary's St., 29 th Floor San Antonio, Texas 78205 210-226-1463

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, versus § § § § § § § § § § §

CIV-04-363-PHX-JWS MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO QUASH PENDING RESOLUTION OF MOTION TO STAY

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NOW COMES, ALBERTO ABED-SCHEBAIKAN. Calezar, Ltd., and Uptongrove, Ltd., [hereinafter, "Claimants"], and file this Memorandum in Support of Motion to Quash and for Protective Order, and in support would show the Court as follows: 1. Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions were served on counsel for Claimant

Alberto Abed on October 21, 2005. A Notice of Deposition for Alberto Abed was endorsed in the same mailing. 2. On November 11, 2005, Claimants moved for a stay in this matter, and that

request is still pending before the Court. Movants believe that by answering discovery they may moot their Motion for Stay and burden the Claimants rights against self incrimination in the pending criminal investigation. 3. To date no conference of counsel has been held regarding discovery as required

by FED. R. CIV. P. 26(d). 4. Plaintiff's Request for Production, Requests for Admissions and Notice of

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Deposition are not properly submitted to Claimants as the Rule 26 (d) conference has not taken place FED. R. CIV. P. 26(d). For that reason, they should be quashed. See Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Frichelle Ltd., 1996 WL 125957 (E.D. La. 1996). WHEREFORE, Movants pray that the Court enter a Protective Order striking Plaintiff's Request for Admissions and Interrogatories as there is a pending motion for stay and as premature under FED.R. CIV. P. 26(d) and Quashing the Deposition Notice sent to Claimant, Alberto Abed, for the same reasons, and further pray that the Court grant such other and further relief as the Court deems proper.

Respectfully submitted, GERALD H. GOLDSTEIN Bar No. 08101000 CYNTHIA EVA HUJAR ORR Bar No. 15313350 GOLDSTEIN, GOLDSTEIN & HILLEY 310 S. St. Mary's St. 29 th Floor Tower Life Bldg. San Antonio, Texas 78205 210-226-1463 210-226-8367 facsimile BY: ___/s/____________________________ Cynthia E. Orr CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on November 21, 2005, 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 following CM/ECF registrants: Reid Pixler Assistant United States Attorney 2 Renaissance Sq. 40 N. Central, Ste. 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408 [email protected]

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Allen B. Bickart 6508 N. 10 th Place Phoenix, Arizona 85014 [email protected] Douglas F. Behm Jennings Strouss & Salmon P.L.C. Collier Cntr. 201 E. Washington St., Ste. 1100 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2385 [email protected] Lawson Pedigo Miller, Keffer & Pedigo 8401 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 630 Dallas, Texas 75225 [email protected] and via U.S. Mail, first class, to the following who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF: Jennifer Collins Mark Hopson Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood 1501 "K" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Geoffrey Young Ruden McClosky 150 2 nd Ave., Suite 1700 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Marc S. Nurik, Esq. Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A. 200 East Broward Blvd., Ste. 1500 P.O. Box 1900 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302 and

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Leonard J. McDonald, Jr. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. 2525 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 86015-4237.

__/s/_______________________________ Cynthia E. Orr

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