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INTHEU"ED STATESDISTRIa C C "FORTHEN O R T " DISTRICTOF ILLINOISEASTERNDMSION

03C 2528

April 15,2003

Hon. JamesB.ZagelHoa MicWl T.Mason

The Courthemby ORDERS as follows:1. pamonse to theComdaint. ~ h cUnitedStateshaving filed itsCOmpl&t and

Motion foraTemporaryRestrainingOrderandMotion faraprtliminary njunction onApril 1%2003,defendantsshallfile their answers to theComplaintandresponsesto theUnited States'Motion foraPre1;mirrmoInjunctionno later thanApril28,2003.

2. Discovery PeriodRxcludineEx& W tnessDiscovety Tht periodfordl factdiscoveryshallbeginuponmiryofthisorderby heCourt, and shallbe completedby May 2 ,2003. Theparties shall target their discoveryeffortsto evidenoenecessary forpresentation at thepre1iminary injunctionhearing.

3- FxxrertWitnessPisclosures. "heplaintiffshallm e itsexpert disclosuresunderRule26(a)(2) onorbeforeMay 19,2003. Thedefendantsshallserve their expert discloSUreSunder Rule 26(a)(2) onorbefore May22,2003.TheplaintiffB rebuttal disdosum, ifany, shall

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materials that shallbedesignated confidential for thepurposeofthe prehhtry injunctionhearingpursuantto thepvisions oftheStipulatedProtectiveOrder-

10. ServiceofPleadingsandDiscovcrv onOtherParties. Theplaintiffand defendantsShall serve all pleadingsand discoveryrequests,includingRule45 subpoenasfordocummts, onthe otherp a t k (to aperson, orpersons,desigmtedby theotherparties)by hand, e-mail orfacsimile (and alsoby overnight mail ifattachmentsitrenot transmittedby c-mail or facsimile).ETectronically ransmitted pleadingsanddiscomyr e q u a not sent alsobyovemightmail. shallatsobe served by hand orfirst-classmail. TominimizeW e n s onnon-parties, anydocumentsproduced toapartyby anon-party,pursuantto aRule45 subpoena fordocuments, shallbecopiedby theparty that issued the subpoenaand servedbyhandon theother sideorsentbyo v d g h t deliverytooutsf-tom counselwitbin 1busintss dayafterreceiptofthe documentsand at least2 daysbefore anydeposition oftheproducingparty.

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11. NationwideServiceof ubDoenas. Good c;ausehavingbeen shownin View ofthegeographicdispersionofpotential witnessesand thew c y ofthisaction, theparties arcpermitted,pursuant to 15W.S.C. 5 23,to issue subpoenasthatmayrunintoany0the.r &Strictrequiringwitnessesto attend thisCourt. Subpoeaasmaybe sexyedby comerciat overnightdelivery. Non-parties maybe qu ired toprovide tedimaayor doclmaants under subpomawithin7 calendardays. Non-parties shall serve anyobjectionstosubpoenasmore than 3 calendar daysbcfore the return date.

12. Preliinaw Infunction Hearing ThepnliminaryinjunctionhearingwillbeginonJune2,2003,orJune9,2003,dependingon he Court's mhedule.

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13. - Th;sOrder shallcontrol the subsequentcourseofthisactioq unlessmod.Xedby agreementofthepartiesandapprovedby the Court ormodifiedby heCOWtopreventmanifest injustice.

ITIs SO ORDEFSD.

DATED;April% 2003

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