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Case 1:07-cv-00475-MPT

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE MACIEJ MURAKOWSKI, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CA. No. 07-475***

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSENTING TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE THYNGE WHEREAS, Plaintiff Maciej Murakowski ("Murakowski" or "Plaintiff") filed a Complaint against Defendant University of Delaware (the "University" or "Defendant") on August 1, 2007; and WHEREAS, the case was assigned to the vacant judicial position; and WHEREAS, in an effort to expedite the disposition of this matter, the parties wish to have the case heard by United States Magistrate Judge Thynge. NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate and agree as follows: 1. All discovery, including without limitation depositions, document requests,

interrogatories and requests for admissions is complete; excepting only any continuing dispute regarding: a) the University's responses to Plaintiff's Interrogatories Nos. 1, 2 and 10; b) Plaintiff's Requests for Production No. 3, served on or about November 16, 2007; and c) whether the University has properly redacted information from documents it has produced (collectively, the "Disputed Items"). The parties have previously exchanged positions regarding the Disputed Items, and nothing herein shall be construed to permit expansion of the scope of those Disputed Items nor to prevent Plaintiff from filing a motion to compel with respect to the Disputed Items. No further discovery shall be permitted (subject to objections already raised by the University)

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by this exception other than the written information currently sought by those interrogatories and as since amplified by Plaintiff's counsel. 2. The parties in this case consent to have United States Magistrate Judge Mary Pat

Thynge conduct any and all proceedings in this case, including summary judgment briefing and the trial, enter a final judgment, conduct any and all post-judgment proceedings and generally exercise the powers of a United States District Judge in this case. 3. All other provisions of the Court's Scheduling Order entered on or about October

25, 2007, shall remain in effect. FINGER & SLANINA, LLC BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY

/s/ David L. Finger____________________ David L. Finger (#2556) One Commerce Center, Suite 725 1201 North Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 884-6766 Attorney for Plaintiff Maciej Murakowski

/s/ William E. Manning William E. Manning, Esquire (#697) James D. Taylor, Jr., Esquire (#4009) Jennifer M. Becnel-Guzzo, Esquire (#4492) The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, Suite 1410 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 552-4200 (302) 552-4295 (facsimile) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant University of Delaware

SO ORDERED this _____ day of _____________, 2008.

The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge

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