Free Motion to Lift Stay - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
DONALD F. BENOIT, Derivatively on
Behalf of MBNA CORP. and on Behalf of :
Himself and All Others Similarly Situation, :
Plaintiff,
vs.
BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, etal. Civ. No. 07-CV-561 (GMS)
Defendants,
--and—-
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware Corporation, AS SUCCESSOR IN :
INTEREST TO MBNA CORP., and MBNA :
CORP., a Maryland Corporation, :
Nominal Defendants.
LEMON BAY PARTNERS, and
MALCOLM ROSENWALD, :
Piaimirg i
--against--
BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, et al. Civ. No. 07-CV-562 (GMS)
Defendants,
——and-—
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, AS
SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MBNA :
CORP., and MBNA CORP., :
Nominal Defendants.

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PLAINTIF F S’ MOTION TO VACATE THE DISCOVERY STAY
Plaintiffs Donald Benoit, Lemon Bay Partners and Malcolm Rosenwald hereby
move this Court for an Order to vacate the stay of discovery. The grounds for Plaintiffs’
Motion are set fourth in the Memorandum of Law in Support of the Motion to Vacate the
Discovery Stay, which is being filed concurrently herewith.
Dated: January 21, 2008 Respectfully submitted,
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS, LLP
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By¤ * L ,_
P mela . ikel ` (#21
A. Zachary Na (#4439)
One Rodney Sq re
P. O. Box 1035
Wilmington, DE 19899
302-656-2500 (Tel.)
302-656-9053 (Fax)
Ploint% ’ Liaison Counsel
Jeffrey P. Fink
Julia Williams
ROBBINS UMEDA & FINK, LLP
610 West Ash Street, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-3990
Laurence D. Paskowitz
PASKOVVITZ & ASSOCIATES
60 East 42nd Street, 46th Floor
New York, NY 10165
(212) 685-0969
PlaintW’s Proposed Co·Lead
Counsel
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RULE 7.1.1 CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the subject of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Vacate the Discovery Stay
has been raised by Plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel, Laurence Paskowitz, Esquire, of Paskowitz
& Associates, with counsel for all Defendants. All Defendants counsel advised that their
clients would not agree to a lifting of the stay of discovery.
Dated: January 21, 2008 CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
Pamel S. Tike ' (No. 2 72)
A. Zachary Naylo (No. 9)
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 1035
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 656-2500
Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, A. Zachary Naylor, do hereby certify that on this 21st day of January, 2008, I
caused copies of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Vacate the Discovery Stay and Memorandum of
Law in Support of the Motion to Vacate the Discovery Stay to be served on the following
counsel in the manner indicated:
BY HAND DELIVERY
Richard H. Morse Edward P. Welch
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & F lom
The Brandywine Building One Rodney Square
1000 West Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 636
P.O. Box 391 Wilmington, DE 19899
Wilmington, DE 19899
A. Zacgary Naylor @#443 9)

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