Free Motion for Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv-02133-EBB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT SHERRY SCHNALL, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. ANNUITY AND LIFE RE (HOLDINGS), LTD., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 02 CV 2133 (EBB)

NOTICE OF MOTION PURSUANT TO RULE 23(e) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT TO: ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon the accompanying memorandum of law, the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with Remaining Defendant KPMG Bermuda (the "Stipulation") and the exhibits thereto, and all prior proceedings had herein, Communications Workers of America and Midstream Investments Ltd. (collectively, "Lead Plaintiff"), by and through their attorneys, hereby move the Court, the Honorable Ellen Bree Burns, presiding, for an order granting preliminary approval of the proposed settlement of this putative securities class action. WHEREFORE, Lead Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court enter an Order substantially in the form of the proposed Preliminary Order For Notice And Hearing In Connection With Settlement Proceedings, annexed hereto as Exhibit 1. A copy of the Stipulation and exhibits is annexed hereto as Exhibit 2. Lead Plaintiff does not request oral argument. 1

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Dated: February 13, 2008

Respectfully submitted, SCOTT + SCOTT LLP /s/ David R. Scott David R. Scott (Juris No. 16080) 108 Norwich Avenue P.O. Box 192 Colchester, CT 06415 Telephone: (860) 537-5537 Facsimile: (860) 537-4432 Beth A. Kaswan (Juris No. 21415) 29 West 57th Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 223-6444 Facsimile: (212) 223-6334 MILBERG WEISS LLP Barry A. Weprin (Juris No. 06136) Todd Kammerman One Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10119-0165 Telephone: (212) 594-5300 Facsimile: (212) 868-1229 Co-Lead Counsel for Class Plaintiffs KING & SPALDING LLP Michael J. Malone Paul Straus 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 556-2100 Facsimile: (212) 556-2222 Counsel for KPMG Bermuda

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing Notice of Motion Pursuant To Rule 23(e) of The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure For Preliminary Approval of Settlement was electronically filed the 13th day of February, 2008. All participating counsel will be served via the Court's CM/ECF system. SCOTT + SCOTT LLP /s/ David R. Scott David R. Scott (Juris No. 16080) 108 Norwich Avenue P.O. Box 192 Colchester, CT 06415 Telephone: (860) 537-5537 Facsimile: (860) 537-4432 One of the Co-Lead Counsel for Class Plaintiffs

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