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Thomas R. Curtin 

George C. Jones

GRAHAM CURTIN

A Professional Association

4 Headquarters Plaza

P.O. Box 1991

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1991

(973) 292-1700

Robert N. Eccles (pro hac vice pending)

Gary S. Tell (pro hac vice pending)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006-4001

(202) 383-5300

Attorneys for Defendants 

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, 

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC 

and Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

JACLYN SANTOMENNO, KAREN 

POLEY, and BARBARA POLEY, et 

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Plaintiffs,

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INSURANCE COMPANY, 

TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT 

MANAGEMENT, LLC, and 

TRANSAMERICA ASSET 

MANAGEMENT, INC.,

 

Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 11-736 (FSH) (PS)

DEFENDANTS’ 

NOTICE OF MOTION 

TO STAY DISCOVERY

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TO: Robert L. Lakind

SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER, P.C.

101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200

Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Moshe Maimon

LEVY, PHILLIPS & KONIGSBERG, LLP

800 Third Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

COUNSEL:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, June 20, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. or as 

soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, Defendants Transamerica Life Insurance 

Company, located at 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015, 

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC, located at 11111 Santa Monica 

Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90025, and Transamerica Asset Management, 

Inc., located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 (collectively, 

“Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel, will move before the 

Honorable Patty Shwartz, U.S.M.J., for entry of an order staying discovery in this 

matter until the Court decides Defendants’ pending motions to transfer venue and 

to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Defendants bring their motion to stay 

discovery on the following grounds: 

1. Postponing discovery until Defendants’ motion to transfer 

venue and motions to dismiss have been decided is fair and 

efficient;

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2. Staying discovery pending a decision on Defendants’ motion to 

transfer venue promotes judicial economy;

3. Staying discovery pending a decision on Defendants’ motions 

to dismiss is appropriate because Defendants have made a 

strong showing that Plaintiffs’ claims are unmeritorious, 

Defendants would be unfairly prejudiced if they have to 

respond to overly burdensome discovery, and Plaintiffs are not 

unfairly prejudiced.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in support of this motion, 

Defendants will rely upon the Memorandum and supporting Declaration of Darcy 

Hatton submitted herewith. A proposed form of Order is also submitted. 

Defendants request oral argument of this motion.

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Dated: May 16, 2011

s/ Thomas R. Curtin

Thomas R. Curtin

George C. Jones

GRAHAM CURTIN

A Professional Association

4 Headquarters Plaza

P.O. Box 1991

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1991

Telephone: (973) 292-1700

Facsimile: (973) 292-1767

Robert N. Eccles (Pro Hac Vice pending)

Gary S. Tell (Pro Hac Vice pending)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006-4001

Telephone: (202) 383-5300

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414

Attorneys for Defendants

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, 

Transamerica Investment Management, 

LLC, and Transamerica Asset 

Management, Inc. 

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