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who performed due diligence with an August 1999 securities offering (Docket No. 80 in Case No. H-04-0088). 16. Depositions 169. During the course of the litigation, the Newby and consolidated parties took 420 fact depositions. Fact depositions commenced in June 2004 and closed, for the most part, in November 2005 – each negotiated by the Deposition Scheduling Committee pursuant to the Deposition Protocol Order – during that 18-month period: Deponent Entity Date[s] Location Nom. By Lead Counsel Attorney Duncan, David Andersen 02/18/02 Houston n/a J. Jaconette H. Hodges Bauer, Thomas Andersen 02/19/02 Houston n/a J. Jaconette H. Hodges Lowther, Michael Andersen 02/20/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Odom, Michael Andersen 02/21/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Goddard, Jr., Stephen Andersen 02/22/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Adlong, Shannon Andersen 03/05/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Luna, Michael Andersen 03/06/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Latham, Kimberly Andersen 03/07/02 Houston n/a P. Howes J. Jaconette Thibaut, Sharon Andersen 03/13/02 Houston n/a P. Howes Temple, Nancy Andersen 03/22/02 Houston n/a J. Hardaway P. Howes Swamy, Satish Regents 06/02/04 NYC Defs P. Howes Ballentine, James JPMorgan 06/02/04-06/03/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette J. Hail Jager, Otto Citigroup 06/02/04-06/03/04 NYC Plfs/Defs M. Siben B. Henssler Hulme, Ronald McKinsey (3rd Party) 06/03/04-06/04/04 Houston Defs Schwartz Junell Tilney, Schuyler Merrill Lynch 06/07/04 Houston Defs J. Hail Bauch, Billy CIBC 06/09/04-06/10/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes J. Lowther Bishko, Jennifer Citigroup 06/10/04-06/11/04 NYC Plfs A. Box Meyer, John Barclays 06/14/04-06/15/04 NYC Plfs X. Bernay Deards, Paul Citigroup 06/15/04-06/16/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes M. Siben Shapiro, Marc (Richard) JPMorgan 06/15/04-06/17/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette J. Hail Abib, Osmar CSFB 06/16/04-06/17/04 NYC Plfs J. Lowther Kronthal, Jeffrey Merrill Lynch 06/16/04-06/17/04 NYC Defs S. Hays B. Henssler - 92 -
Deponent Entity Date[s] Location Nom. By Lead Counsel Attorney Swadba, John Merrill Lynch 06/21/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes Johnson, Claudia Enron 06/22/04 Portland Defs DNA 12 Berardino, Joseph Andersen 06/22/04-06/23/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes Woodhams, Martin Barclays 06/22/04-06/23/04 London Plfs X. Bernay Sullivan, John Barclays 07/12/04-07/13/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette X. Bernay Feygin, Anatol JPMorgan 07/13/04-07/14/04 NYC Defs J. Hail P. Howes Wolf, Mark CIBC 07/14/04-07/16/04 NYC Plfs S. Hays J. Lowther Angelini, Amanda Citigroup 07/19/04-07/21/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes Willard, Roger Andersen 07/19/04-07/22/04 Houston Defs H. Hodges Davis, Tom Merrill Lynch 07/20/04 NYC Plfs S. Hays J. Lowther Moran, James CSFB 07/21/04-07/22/04 NYC Plfs J. Hail J. Lowther Williams, Richard Barclays 07/21/04-07/22/04 NYC Plfs X. Bernay R. Ames Arango, Mercedes CIBC 07/26/04-07/27/04 NYC Plfs A. Box Dellapina, Jeffrey JPMorgan 07/26/04-07/28/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette M. Siben Corgel, Richard Andersen 07/27/04-07/29/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes Ripepi, Amy Andersen 07/28/04-07/29/04 Chicago Plfs Schwartz Junell Castleman, Kent Enron 08/09/04-08/10/04 Houston Defs P. Howes J. Hardaway Orchant, Craig Deutsche Bank 08/10/04-08/11/04 NYC Plfs M. Siben Begley, Bryan McKinsey (3rd Party) 08/11/04-08/12/04 Houston Defs B. Henssler Taylor, Jonathan Barclays 08/11/04-08/12/04 London Plfs X. Bernay R. Ames Schneider, Chip 30(b) RAC Enron 08/16/04-08/17/04 Houston Defs Hoffner & Bilek Gray, Jeff Enron 08/18/04-08/19/04 Houston Defs P. Howes Sullivan, Benjamin Merrill Lynch 08/18/04-08/19/04 NYC Plfs A. Box B. Henssler Pullman, Henry Barclays 08/23/04 NYC Plfs X. Bernay R. Ames Lyons, Chris Citigroup 08/23/04-08/24/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes M. Siben Mandanas, Mary Beth CSFB 08/23/04-08/25/04 NYC Plfs J. Hail Murphy, Ted Enron 08/25/04 Cincinnati Defs A. Box Webster, Mark JPMorgan 08/25/04-08/26/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette T. Smith Holm, Arild Regents 08/26/04-08/27/04 Des Moines Defs P. Howes Griebling, John Enron 09/07/04-09/08/04 Denver Defs A. Box Delaney, Colette CIBC 09/08/04-09/09/04 NYC Plfs S. Hays J. Lowther Foster, Richard McKinsey (3rd Party) 09/09/04-09/10/04 NYC Defs B. Henssler P. Howes Bloomer, John Enron 09/20/04-09/21/04 NYC Defs A. Box Rieger, Larry Andersen 09/21/04-09/22/04 Chicago Plfs Schwartz Junell Serice, George JPMorgan 09/21/04-09/22/04 NYC Plfs J. Jaconette T. Smith Bernstein, Saul Citigroup 09/21/04-09/23/04 NYC Plfs P. Howes M. Siben Plante, Everett Enron 09/27/04 San Antonio Defs P. Howes Collins, Bill Enron 09/27/04-09/28/04 Portland Defs P. Howes 12 Depositions which Lead Counsel did not attend are noted “DNA.” - 93 -
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHE
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2. The Parties Establish a Document
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I, HELEN J. HODGES, declare as foll
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• Reviewed over 70 million pages
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6. The above recoveries were based
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gathered and which the banks and En
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14. In this endeavor, Coughlin Stoi
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17. Lead Counsel prosecuted the lit
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[T]his representation has been unde
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and the necessary involvement with
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case. The Court hereby awards attor
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published an article, “Enron Jolt
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statements. We compiled profiles on
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34. We had no way of knowing whethe
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which witnesses to pursue, but cont
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the market in October 2001. The ana
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said it was unable to determine whe
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depositions because discovery was p
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65. After the motion was filed, The
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institutional plaintiffs, their rep
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drawing on the expertise of our in-
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83. On May 3, 2002, the Preferred P
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Opposition to Deutsche Bank’s Mot
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Sec. Litig., 443 F.3d 987 (8th Cir.
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Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion
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dated June 5, 2006 as It Pertains t
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the Pleadings (Docket No. 5019). On
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joint-and-several liability for kno
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pricing or trade volume data, estim
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y the court and cited in In re Cend
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296. Attached hereto as Ex. 2 is a
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ADDITIONAL SERVICE LIST Stuart Yoes
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ENRON COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN
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Name Title Hours Rate Lodestar Meye
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ENRON - SUMMARY OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRM
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EXHIBIT 4
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TOP SECURITIES SETTLEMENTS Case Nam
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Exhibit Listings and Notes regardin
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