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LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Miles N. Ruthberg (Bar No. 086742) [email protected] Pamela S. Palmer (Bar No. 107590) [email protected] 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90071-2007 Telephone: +1.213.485.1234 Facsimile: +1.213.891.8763

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Kimberly Arouh Hicks (Bar No. 163285) [email protected] Jake Ryan (Bar No. 211899) [email protected] 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, California 92101-3375 Telephone: +1.619.236.1234 Facsimile: +1.619.696.7419 Attorneys for Defendant Leap Wireless International, Inc.

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation Keith E. Eggleton (Bar No. 159842) [email protected] Diane M. Walters (Bar No. 148136) [email protected] 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: +1.650.493.9300 Facsimile: +1.650.493.6811 Attorneys for Defendants S. Douglas Hutcheson, Dean M. Luvisa, Amin I. Khalifa, Mark H. Rachesky, Glenn Umetsu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA HCL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., S. DOUGLAS HUTCHESON, DEAN M. LUVISA, AMIN I. KHALIFA and PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP, Defendants. CLASS ACTION NO. 07 CV 2245 BTM (NLS) DEFENDANTS' STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO MOTIONS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL RELATED ACTIONS, FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND FOR APPROVAL OF LEAD PLAINTIFF'S SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL Judge: Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz Ctrm: 15 (5th Floor) First Action Filed November 27, 2007 Hearing Date: Hearing Time: March 28, 2008 11:00 am

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Defendants. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 II. Defendants Leap Wireless International, Inc., S. Douglas Hutcheson, Dean M. Luvisa, Amin I. Khalifa, Mark H. Rachesky and Glenn Umetsu (collectively "Defendants") hereby submit their Statement of Non-Opposition to (1) the New Jersey Carpenters Pension and Benefit Funds' Motion for Consolidation, Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Lead Counsel, and (2) the Motion by Class Members Westchester Capital Management, Inc. and Green & Smith Investment Management L.L.C. for the Consolidation of all Related Actions, for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and for Approval of Lead Plaintiff's Selection of Lead Counsel. I. CONSOLIDATION Defendants agree that the above-captioned actions should be consolidated. LEAD PLAINTIFF AND LEAD COUNSEL Defendants take no position regarding the appropriateness of the moving parties or their counsel for the positions of lead plaintiff and lead counsel, respectively. In taking no 2
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DEVAY CAMPBELL, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., S. DOUGLAS HUTCHESON, MARK H. RACHESKY, AMIN I. KHALIFA, GLENN UMETSU and DEAN M. LUVISA,

CLASS ACTION NO. 07 CV 2297 BTM (NLS)

KENT CARMICHAEL, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC., S. DOUGLAS HUTCHESON, MARK H. RACHESKY, AMIN I. KHALIFA and DEAN M. LUVISA, Defendants.

CLASS ACTION NO. 08 CV 0128 BTM (NLS)

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position, however, Defendants do not concede that these actions may properly be maintained as a class action and do not waive their right to challenge the standing of the appointed lead plaintiff or the appointed lead plaintiff's ability to adequately represent the class at the appropriate time. Further, by submitting this Statement of Non-Opposition, Defendants are not indicating agreement with factual or legal contentions in either the New Jersey Carpenters Pension and Benefit Funds' Motion for Consolidation, Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Lead Counsel or the Motion by Class Members Westchester Capital Management, Inc. and Green & Smith Investment Management L.L.C. for the Consolidation of All Related Actions, for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and for Approval of Lead Plaintiff's Selection of Lead Counsel. Dated: March 14, 2008 Respectfully submitted, By /s/ Kimberly Arouh Hicks Kimberly Arouh Hicks (Bar No. 163285) E-mail: [email protected] LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Miles N. Ruthberg Pamela S. Palmer Kimberly Arouh Hicks Jake Ryan 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90071-2007 Telephone: (213) 485-1234 Facsimile: (213) 891-8763 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, California 92101-3375 Telephone: +1.619.236.1234 Facsimile: +1.619.696.7419 Attorneys for Defendant Leap Wireless International, Inc. /// /// /// /// /// 3
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Dated: March 14, 2008

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation Keith E. Eggleton Diane M. Walters

By /s/ Diane M. Walters Diane M. Walters (Bar No. 148136) [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants S. Douglas Hutcheson, Dean M. Luvisa, Amin I. Khalifa, Mark H. Rachesky and Glenn Umetsu

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