UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                       Plaintiff,                   vs. FEDERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND    DENTISTS, INC.,                   Defendants.

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CA 98-475 JJF

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ITS
PROPOSED DISCOVERY SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b) and D. Del. LR 7.1.1, Plaintiff, the United States, respectfully requests that the Court, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b), enter the attached Plaintiff's Proposed Discovery Scheduling Order for the reasons stated in Plaintiff's accompanying brief. In support of this motion, Plaintiff states that, as the accompanying brief shows, it has made a reasonable effort to reach agreement with Defendant's attorneys on the subject of this motion.

Dated: October 30, 1998

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RICHARD G. ANDREWS
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

_______________/S/________________ By: Virginia Gibson-Mason (DSB # 3699) Assistant United States Attorney 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801 Tel.: (302) 573-6277 Facsimile: (302)573-6220 _______________/S/________________ Melvin A. Schwarz Special Counsel for Enforcement U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 601 D Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel.: (202) 305-1210 Facsimile: (202) 514-1629

_______________/S/________________ Steven Kramer Richard S. Martin Denise E. Biehn Michael D. Farber Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 325 Seventh Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel.: (202) 307-0997 Facsimile: (202) 514-1517