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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

Craig C. Corbitt (State Bar No. 83251) 

ZELLE, HOFMANN, VOELBEL, MASON & GETTE LLP 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 693-0700 

Facsimile: (415) 693-0770 

John B. Massopust 

Daniel J. Millea 

ZELLE, HOFMANN, VOELBEL, MASON & GETTE LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South, Suite 4000 

Minneapolis, MN 55415 

Telephone: (612) 339-2020 

Facsimile: (612) 336-9100 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

DIRK REGAN, CAROL REGAN, 

JACQUELYN SHELDRICK, STEPHEN 

PHILLIP RUTHERFORD, DONALD M. 

FISK, AND GLENN L. BOOM, for 

themselves and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated, 

 et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS 

INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., 

Defendants. ____________________________________

DIRK REGAN, CAROL REGAN, 

JACQUELYN SHELDRICK, and 

DONALD M. FISK, for themselves 

and on behalf of all others similarly 

situated, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., 

et al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. S-01-0766 WBS JFM 

Case No. S-01-0779 WBS JFM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE APRIL 7, 2008 

STATUS CONFERENCE 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

COME NOW, Plaintiffs and Defendants and jointly request that the Court continue 

the April 7, 2008 Status Conference in these matters. In support of said stipulated request, 

the parties state as follows: 

1. By Minute Order of this Court dated March 3, 2008 there is a Status 

Conference in this matter set for April 7, 2008. 

2. As previously set forth in Plaintiffs’ and Defendants’ previous reports to this 

Court, the parties herein are in the process of attempting to finalize settlements that would 

dispose of the claims asserted in this action. The settlements would entail 48 separate 

agreements. 

3. Counsel are in the process of preparing documentation for each of the 

settlements, developing a program for providing notice, by mail and by publication, to class 

members, creating forms by which class members can submit claims for settlement benefits, 

working out procedures for implementation of a claims process, and obtaining final corporate 

approval for the agreements. 

4. The parties intend to pursue judicial approval of all settlements in the United 

States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the pending matter styled as 

Kingsborough v. Sprint Communications Co., L.P., et al., Case No. 07-CV-10651, and have 

so informed the Kingsborough court. 

5. The Kingsborough court held hearings on September 12, 2007, October 11, 

2007, November 8, 2007, November 27, 2007, December 11, 2007, January 31, 2008, 

February 1, 2008 and February 28, 2008, to discuss the settlements and the procedures by 

which they would be submitted for approval. The Kingsborough court has now set a 

preliminary fairness hearing for April 16, 2008, at which time the parties intend to present 

numerous settlement agreements to the court for preliminary approval. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

6. Provided the settlement agreements are ultimately executed and approved and 

settlement classes are certified, the parties intend to dismiss all pending matters involving 

claims subject to the settlement agreements, including the matters pending before this Court. 

7. In the interests of judicial efficiency, the parties hereby request that the April 

7, 2008 Status Conference be moved to an available date in the third quarter of 2008, at 

which time the parties will provide a further status report concerning the proceedings in 

Kingsborough. 

WHEREFORE, the parties jointly request that the Court continue the Status 

Conference as noted above. 

DATED: March 24, 2008 Respectfully submitted, 

ZELLE, HOFMANN, VOELBEL, 

MASON & GETTE LLP 

/s/ Daniel J. Millea 

John B. Massopust 

Daniel J. Millea 

500 Washington Avenue South, Suite 4000 

Minneapolis, MN 55415 

Telephone: (612) 339-2020 

Facsimile: (612) 336-9100 

And 

Craig C. Corbitt (State Bar No. 83251) 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 693-0700 

Facsimile: (415) 693-0770 

OF COUNSEL: 

Nels Ackerson 

ACKERSON KAUFFMAN FEX, P.C. 

1250 H Street, N.W. 

Suite 850 

Washington, DC 20005-3952 

Telephone: (202) 833-8833 

Facsimile: (202) 833-8831 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

Henry J. Price 

PRICE WAICUKAUSKI & RILEY, LLC 

The Hammond Block Building 

301 Massachusetts Avenue 

Indianapolis, IN 46204 

Telephone: (317) 633-8787 

Facsimile: (317) 633-8797 

Roger C. Johnson 

KOONZ, MCKENNEY, JOHNSON, 

DEPAOLIS & LIGHTFOOT, L.L.P. 

2001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 450 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 659-5500 

Facsimile: (202) 785-3719 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

DATED: March 21, 2008 CORR, CRONIN, MICHELSON, 

 BAUMGARDNER & PREECE, LLP 

/s/ Emily Brubaker (as authorized on 3/21/08)

Emily Brubaker 

1001 Fourth Avenue 

Suite 3900 

Seattle, WA 98154-1051 

Telephone: (206) 625-8600 

Facsimile: (206) 625-0900 

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John F. Daum 

O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP 

400 South Hope Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899 

Telephone: (213) 430-6000 

Facsimile: (213) 430-6407

 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS 

 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS, ET AL. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

DATED: March 24, 2008 HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, 

 GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON, P.C.

/s/ J. Kevin Hayes (as authorized on 3/24/08) 

J. Kevin Hayes 

Pamela S. Anderson 

320 South Boston Avenue 

Suite 400 

Tulsa, OK 74103-3708 

Telephone: (918) 594-0400 

Facsimile: (918) 594-0505 

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ERIKSEN, ARBUTHNOT, KILDUFF, 

DAY & LINDSTROM, INC. 

Charles Painter 

Timothy P. Dailey 

100 Howe Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 483-5181 

Facsimile: (916) 483-7558

 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS 

 WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, ET AL. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE 

Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP 

500 Washington Avenue South – Suite 4000 

Minneaapolis, Minnesota, 55415 

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the parties’ stipulation concerning the April 7, 2008 

Status Conference, and for the reasons stated therein, finds that the relief requested by the 

parties should be granted. 

IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the April 7, 2008 Status Conference is continued 

until September 8, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., and the parties are ordered to file a joint status report 

no later than 14 calendar days prior to the hearing. 

DATED: March 27, 2008 

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