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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO SEEK PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CERTAIN PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS

CASE NO. M:06-cv-01793-CRB

Joseph W. Cotchett (36324; jcotchett@cpmlegal.com)

Steven N. Williams (175489; swilliams@cpmlegal.com)

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

T: (650) 697-6000

F: (650) 697-0577

Michael D. Hausfeld (pro hac vice; mhausfeld@cmht.com)

Charles Tompkins (pro hac vice; ctompkins@cmht.com)

Andrew Bullion (abullion@cmht.com)

Andrea Hertzfeld (ahertzfeld@cmht.com)

Hilary Ratway (hratway@cmht.com)

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL, P.L.L.C

1100 New York Avenue, N.W.

Suite 500, West Tower

Washington, DC 20005

T: (202) 408-4600

F: (202) 408-4699

Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE INTERNATIONAL AIR

TRANSPORTATION SURCHARGE

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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This Document Relates to:

ALL ACTIONS

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Case No. M:06-cv-01793-CRB

MDL No. 1793

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO SEEK

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CERTAIN PROPOSED

SETTLEMENTS

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO ALL

CASES

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO SEEK PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CERTAIN PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS

CASE NO. M:06-cv-01793-CRB 1

WHEREAS the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has transferred to this Court for

coordinated pretrial proceedings certain antitrust proceedings alleging anticompetitive activities

in the air carrier passenger services industry.

WHEREAS on November 28, 2006, this Court entered into Pretrial Order #1

consolidating all civil actions transferred to this Court or related actions already pending before

this Court for pre-trial purposes.

WHEREAS on March 1, 2007, parties jointly submitted to this Court a Case Management

Statement and [Proposed] Case Management and Pretrial Order #2.

WHEREAS on March 8, 2007, the Honorable Charles R. Breyer approved the [Proposed]

Case Management and Pretrial Order #2 filed on March 1, 2007.

WHEREAS Pretrial Order #2 states that upon entry of Pretrial Order #2, Interim Class

Counsel may seek preliminary approval of certain proposed settlements by noticed motion filed

in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7 by March 28, 2007. Interim Class Counsel and Counsel

for settling Defendants are encouraged to meet and confer and agree upon a briefing and hearing

schedule with respect to any such motion(s).

WHEREAS interim class counsel met and conferred with defendants, and filed a

stipulation and proposed order, that was granted by this Court, to extend time to seek preliminary

approval of certain proposed settlements to May 18, 2007.

WHEREAS interim class counsel have met and conferred with counsel for American

Airlines, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc., and they agree and consent to an extension of time to

seek preliminary approval of certain proposed settlements by noticed motion filed in accordance

with Civil Local Rule 7 on or before June 18, 2007.

PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., AND UNITED

AIRLINES, INC., BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD,

HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The time for Interim Class Counsel to seek preliminary approval of certain proposed

settlements by filing a noticed motion in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7 shall be extended to

June 18, 2007.

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CASE NO. M:06-cv-01793-CRB 2

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: May 18, 2007 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

 /s/ Steven N. Williams 

Joseph W. Cotchett

Steven N. Williams

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

T: (650) 697-6000

F: (650) 697-0577

Michael D. Hausfeld

Charles Tompkins

Andrew Bullion

Andrea Hertzfeld

Hilary Ratway

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL, P.L.L.C

1100 New York Avenue, N.W.

Suite 500, West Tower

Washington, DC 20005

T: (202) 408-4600

F: (202) 408-4699

Co-Counsel for the Putative Plaintiff Class

Dated: May 18, 2007 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

 /s/ Martin Geagan for 

Debra J. Pearlstein (debra.pearlstein@weil.com)

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, New York 10153

T: (212) 310-8686

F: (212) 310-8007

Counsel for Defendants AMR Corp. and 

American Airlines, Inc.

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CASE NO. M:06-cv-01793-CRB 3

Dated: May 18, 2007 MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW, LLP

 /s/ John Roberti 

Richard J. Favretto (rfavretto@mayerbrownrowe.com)

John Roberti (jroberti@mayerbrownrowe.com)

MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP

1909 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

T: (202) 263-3000

F: (202)263-3300

Counsel for Defendant United Airlines, Inc.

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: By:_________________________________

 Charles R. Breyer

 Judge of the United States District Court

May 29, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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