& ROBBINS LLP
WASHINGTON, DC 20015
655 W. BROADWAY, SUITE 1900
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-3301
COUNSEL FOR QWEST COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONAL INC.
LEAD COUNSEL
BY:
/S/ FREDERICK J. BAUMANN
BY:
/S/ BRUCE F. BLACK
JAMES M. LYONS
BRUCE F. BLACK
FREDERICK J. BAUMANN
MARTIN D. LITT
ROTHGERBER JOHNSON & LYONS LLP
MICHAEL J. HOFMANN
1200 17TH STREET, SUITE 3000
HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP
DENVER, CO 80202-5855
1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 4100
DENVER, CO 80203
COUNSEL FOR VINOD KHOSLA
COUNSEL FOR PHILIP ANSCHUTZ & CRAIG
SLATER
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BY:
/S/ MARK T. DROOKS
BY:
/S/ JAMES NESLAND
MARK T. DROOKS
JAMES NESLAND
THOMAS V. REICHERT
PAUL SCHWARTZ
BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER & WOLPERT, PC
COOLEY GODWARD LLP
1875 CENTURY PARK EAST, 23RD FLOOR
380 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT, SUITE 900
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-2561
BROOMFIELD, CO 80021-8023
COUNSEL FOR ROBIN SZELLGA
COUNSEL FOR DRAKE TEMPEST
BY:
/S/ ELISSA PREHEIM
BY:
/S/ GREG WALLER
SCOTT B. SCHREIBER
GREG WALLER
JOHN A. FREEDMAN
ANDREWS KURTH LLP
ELISSA PREHEIM
600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 4200
ARNOLD & PORTER
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
555 TWELFTH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1206
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT GREGORY M. CASEY
COUNSEL FOR ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
BY:
/S/ BARBARA MOSES
BY:
/S/ DAVID A. ZISSER
BARBARA MOSES
DAVID A. ZISSER
MORVILLO, ABRAMOWITZ, GRAND, IASON
ISAACSON, ROSENBAUM P.C.
& SILBERBERG, P.C.
633 17TH STREET, SUITE 2200
565 FIFTH AVENUE
DENVER, CO 80202
NEW YORK, NY 10017
COUNSEL FOR MARC WEISBERG
COUNSEL FOR AFSHIN MOHEBBI
BY:
/S/ COATES LEAR
BY:
/S/ STEPHANIE E. DUNN
TY COBB
ROBERT N. MILLER
DANIEL F. SHEA
STEPHANIE E. DUNN
COATES LEAR
PERKINS COIE, LLP
HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.
1899 WYNKOOP ST., STE. 700
1200 SEVENTEENTH ST., SUITE 1500
DENVER, CO 80202
DENVER, CO 80202
ATTORNEYS FOR LEWIS WILKS AND
STEPHEN JACOBSEN
ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES A. SMITH
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 01-cv-1451-REB-CBS
(Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 01-cv-1472-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1527-REB-CBS,
01-cv-1616-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1799-REB-CBS, 01-cv-1930-REB-CBS, 01-cv-2083-REB-CBS,
02-cv-0333-REB-CBS, 02-cv-0374-REB-CBS, 02-cv-0507-REB-CBS, 02-cv-0658-REB-CBS,
02-cv-755-REB-CBS, 02-cv-798-REB-CBS and 04-cv-0238-REB-CBS)
In re QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION
[PROPOSED] ORDER PRELIMINARILY APPROVING PARTIAL SETTLEMENT
AND APPROVING FORM AND MANNER OF NOTICE
EXHIBIT A
WHEREAS, Lead Plaintiffs (on behalf of themselves and the Class Members) in the
above-captioned consolidated litigation (the "Litigation"), have entered into a
Stipulation of Partial Settlement dated as of November
, 2005 (the
"Stipulation") with Settling Defendants that is subject to review and approval
under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Fed. R. Civ. P.")
and
that, together with the exhibits thereto, sets forth the terms and conditions
for the proposed partial settlement of the Litigation and the dismissal of the
Litigation against the Settling Defendants (as defined in the Stipulation) with
prejudice; and the Court having read and considered the Stipulation and the
accompanying documents; and the parties to the Stipulation having consented to
entry of this Order; and all capitalized terms used herein having the same
meanings set forth in the Stipulation;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1.
(a)