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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS )

COOPERATIVE, INC., )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06-cv-00790-WC

)

VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK )

SERVICES INC. and QWEST )

COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, )

)

Defendants. )

MOTION FOR ORDER ALLOWING THIRTY DAY EXTENSION

WITHIN WHICH TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO

THE COMPLAINT AND TO EXTEND THE VARIOUS DEADLINES

SET FORTH IN THE PARTIES’ PROPOSED DISCOVERY PLAN

Defendant Qwest Communications Corporation (“QCC”) moves the Court for an order 

allowing the defendants 30 additional days within which to answer or otherwise respond to the 

complaint and to extend by 30 days the discovery and various other deadlines set forth in the 

parties’ “Proposed Discovery Plan.” In support, QCC states at follows:

1. Since the filing of the complaint in this matter, the parties have been making 

progress in resolving their disputes without further litigation expense. While it is too soon to 

accurately predict whether the parties can resolve the dispute without further litigation activities, 

the parties believe that within 30 additional days they can report to the Court whether the matter 

can be resolved short of further court action.

2. Undersigned is authorized to represent to the Court that counsel for plaintiff 

Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc., and defendant Verizon Business Network 

Services Inc. join in this request.

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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant QCC moves the Court for an 

order allowing the defendants 30 additional days within which to answer or otherwise respond to 

the complaint and to extend by 30 days the discovery and various other deadlines set forth in the 

parties’ “Proposed Discovery Plan,” which was filed on or about January 12, 2007.

Respectfully submitted on this 26th day of January, 2007.

/s Robin G. Laurie

Robin G. Laurie (ASB-4217-U64R)

One of the Attorneys for Defendant Qwest 

Communications Corporation

Balch & Bingham LLP

105 Tallapoosa Street

Suite 200

Montgomery, Alabama 36101

Telephone: (334) 834-6500

Fax: (334) 269-3115

Email: rlaurie@balch.com

Leigh Anne Hodge (ASB-1008-E49L)

Balch & Bingham LLP

1710 Sixth Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2015

Telephone: (205) 226-8724

Fax: (205) 488-5698

Email: lhodge@balch.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 26th day of January, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing 

to the following:

Jonathan M. Hooks (HOO032)

Mark D. Wilkerson (WIL072)

Dana H. Billingsley (BIL012)

Wilkerson & Bryan, P.C.

P. O. Box 830

405 South Hull Street

Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0830

Telephone: (334) 265-1500

Fax: (334) 265-0319

mark@wilkersonbryan.com

dana@wilkersonbryan.com

jonathan@wilkersonbryan.com

Patrick H. Tate (TAT006)

P. O. Box 680593

Fort Payne, Alabama 35968

Telephone: (256) 845-1047

Fax: (256) 845-1094

phtate@farmerstel.com

Bryan O. Balough (BAL026)

Starnes & Atchison

P. O. Box 598512

Birmingham, Alabama 35259-8512

Telephone: (205) 868-6000

Fax : (205) 868-6099

bob@starneslaw.com

/s Robin G. Laurie

Robin G. Laurie (ASB-4217-U64R)

One of the Attorneys for Defendant Qwest 

Communications Corporation

Balch & Bingham LLP

105 Tallapoosa Street

Suite 200

Montgomery, Alabama 36101

Telephone: (334) 834-6500

Fax: (334) 269-3115

Email: rlaurie@balch.com

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