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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
WINSTAR HOLDINGS, LLC and )
IDT CORP., )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v. ) Case N0. 07-828-GMS
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THE BLACKSTONE GROUP LP; )
IMPALA PARTNERS, LLC; and )
CITICORP, )
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Defendants. )
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MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT AGAINST DEF ENDANT CITIGROUP INC.

Defendant Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup"), as successor by merger to Citicorp, through its
undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Rules l2G>)(6) and 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, hereby moves (the "Motion”) the Court for an order dismissing the Complaint in the
above-captioned action.
The grounds for this Motion are set forth more fully in Citigroup’s Memorandum of Law
in Support of Defendant’s Motion, and exhibits thereto, tiled contemporaneously herewith.
Citigroup has made the requisite showing for the granting of its Motion. Specifically, Citigroup
has shown that plaintiffs Winstar Holdings, LLC and IDT Corp. have failed to state a claim for
which relief can be granted. Further, Citigroup joins in and adopts the points advanced by
Blackstone Group LP in support of its motion to dismiss the Complaint, filed contemporaneously
with this motion.

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WHEREFORE, Citigroup respectfully requests that the Court (i) grant its Motion
dismissing the Complaint with prejudice and (ii) grant such other and further relief as the Court
may deem just and proper.
Dated: January 22, 2008 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
Byr “-~» y 4
Victoria W. Counihan (No. 3488)
Dennis A. Meloro (No. 4435)
The Nemours Building
1007 North Orange Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Tel: (302) 661-7000
Pax: (302) 661-7360
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Stephen L. Saxl
William A. Wargo
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
200 Park Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, New York 10166
Tel: (212) 801-9200
Fax: (212) 801-6400
A ttorneys for Dekndunt Citigroup Inc., as
successor by merger to C iticorp
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on January 22, 2008, the following documents were
served upon the parties listed below via First Class, United States Mail.
• Motion to Dismiss Complaint Against Defendant Citigroup Inc.
• Memorandum of Law in Support
• Compendium
Joseph M. Vann, Esq. Andrew C. Gold, Esq.
Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner LLP John Oleske, Esq.
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2400 Herrick Feinstein
New York NY 10170 2 Park Avenue
(Counsel to the Plaintiffs) New York NY 10016
(Counsel to Defendant, Impala Partners)
Alan Grayson, Esq. Richard Cobb, Esq.
Melissa A. Roover, Esq. James S. Green, Jr., Esq.
Grayson & Kubli, PC Landis Rath & Cobb LLP
1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 230 919 Market Street, Suite 600
McLean VA 22102 Wilmington DE 19801
(Counsel to the Plaintiffs) (Local Counsel to Defendant, Impala Partners)
Yosef J. Riemer, Esq.
Vickie Reznik, Esq.
David S. Flugman, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
153 East 53m Street
New York NY 10022
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Dated: January 22, 2008 xg 6 <\"”"r~--....;
Dennis A. Meloro (No. 4435)

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I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
WIN STAR HOLDINGS, LLC and )
IDT CORP., )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v. ) Case N0. 07-828-GMS
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THE BLACKSTONE GROUP LP; )
IMPALA PARTNERS, LLC; and )
CITICORP, )
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Defendants. )
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ORDER
This matter having come before the Court upon consideration of the defendant
Citigroup Inc.’s Motion To Dismiss the Complaint Against Defendant Citigroup Inc. (the
"Motion") pursuant to Rules 12(b)(6) and 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and
notice of the Motion having been served upon the plaintiffs, Winstar Holdings, LLC and IDT
Corp.; and, after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing, it is HEREBY,
ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that plaintiffs Winstar Holdings, LLC and IDT Corpfs complaint in the
above-captioned action is dismissed with prejudice as against Citigroup Inc.
Dated: , 2008
Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
Chief Judge, United States District Court

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