Free Stipulation to EXTEND Time - 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, KENNETH A. VECCHIONE, RICHARD K. STRUTHERS, JOHN R. COCHRAN, III, LANCE L. WEAVER, CHARLES C. KRULAK, MICHAEL G. RHODES, JOHN W. SCHEFLEN, RANDOLPH D. LERNER, JAMES H. BERICK, MARY M. BOIES, BENJAMIN R. CIVILETTI, WILLIAM L. JEWS, STUART L. MARKOWITZ, WILLIAM B. MILSTEAD, THOMAS G. MURDOUGH, LAURA S. UNGER, and KENNETH D. LEWIS, Defendants, --and-BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MBNA CORP., and MBNA CORP., a Maryland Corporation, Nominal Defendants.

Civ. No. 07-CV-561

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING PLAINTIFF'S TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

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WHEREAS on December 10, 2007, Plaintiff Donald F. Benoit filed a Motion for appointment as lead Plaintiff pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (the "PSLRA"); WHEREAS, Defendants have filed two opposition Briefs to that Motion; WHEREAS, due to the Holidays and pre-existing vacation schedules, plaintiff seeks a very short extension of time to file a Reply, from January 7, 2008 to January 11, 2008; WHEREAS, Plaintiff will seek no further extension; and

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between undersigned counsel for the parties herein, subject to the Order of this Court, that Plaintiff's time to file his Reply papers on his Motion for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is extended from January 7, 2008, to January 11, 2008. // //

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December 28, 2007 /s/ Richard H. Morse Richard H. Morse (# 531) YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 571-6000 Richard J. Urowsky Richard C. Pepperman, II Stacey R. Friedman Ryan C. Williams M. David Possick SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 558-4000 Attorneys for the Insider Director Defendants and the Nominal Defendants /s/ A. Zachary Naylor Pamela S. Tikellis (#2172) A. Zachary Naylor (#4439) CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS, LLP One Rodney Square P.O. Box 1035 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 656-2500 Laurence D. Paskowitz PASKOWITZ & ASSOCIATES 60 East 42nd Street, 46th Floor New York, NY 10165 (212) 685-0969 Roy L. Jacobs ROY JACOBS & ASSOCIATES 60 East 42nd Street, 46th Floor New York, NY 10165 (212) 867-1156 Irving Bizar BALLON STOLL BADER & NADLER, LLP 1450 Broadway New York, NY 10018 (212) 575-7900 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Lemon Bay Partners and Malcolm Rosenwald

/s/ Edward P. Welch Edward P. Welch (# 671) Edward B. Micheletti (#3794) SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM, LLP One Rodney Square Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 651-3000 Attorneys for the Outside Director Defendants

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SO ORDERED, this ____ day of ____, 2007

______________________________ Chief, United States District Judge

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