STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE HEARING ON MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL

Hon. THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge.

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs Todd Smith, Dirk and Carol Regan, Jacquelyn Sheldrick, Glenn L. Boom, and William and Linda Nelson (collectively "plaintiffs"), on the one hand, and defendants Qwest Communications Company, LLC ("Qwest"), Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint"), Level 3 Communications, LLC ("Level 3"), and WilTel Communications, LLC ("WilTel"), on the other hand (collectively, the "parties"), through counsel, as follows:

WHEREAS, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Certification of Settlement Class, Preliminary Approval of Class-Action Settlement, and Approval of Form and Manner of Notice on September 5, 2012 (Doc. 35) ("Joint Motion")

WHEREAS, the parties noticed the Joint Motion for hearing on October 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

WHEREAS, on October 4, 2012, the Court issued an Order re: Hearing on Motion for Class Certification and Preliminary Settlement Approval (Doc. 36) ("Order"), directing that the parties be prepared to address seven questions at the October 15, 2012 hearing and that they provide the Court certain information in writing at or before the hearing. See Order ¶ 3.

WHEREAS, some information the Court has requested is not yet available, but will become available within the next 30 days.

WHEREAS, the parties suggest that the issues raised in the Order can be addressed more efficiently and more effectively if more time is allowed for them to respond to the Order and for the Court to consider their response.

NOW THEREFORE, to enable the parties to gather information, and to brief more fully questions posed by the Court, the parties request that the Court continue the October 15, 2012 hearing, and any corresponding deadlines, until either: (a) November 19, 2012 — the date already set for the case management conference, or (b) any date after November 19, 2012 that is convenient to the Court's calendar.

ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The hearing on the parties' Joint Motion for Certification of Settlement Class, Preliminary Approval of Class-Action Settlement, and Approval of Form and Manner of Notice, filed September 5, 2012 (Doc. 35), and noticed for October 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. is continued until November 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

2. The parties shall submit briefing to address the questions in the Court's Order re: Hearing on Motion for Class Certification and Preliminary Settlement Approval (Doc. 36) at or before such hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.