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

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CA 98-475 JJF

Both parties have consulted and agreed upon the following revised schedule. Therefore, both parties respectfully request the Court to enter this Stipulated Scheduling Order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e):

SCHEDULE

February 28, 2001	All discovery pending as of March 23, 2000, except expert witness discovery, shall be completed
January 31, 2001	Deadline for service on opposing counsel of amended expert reports, prepared in accordance with Rule 26(a)(2)(B)
February 28, 2001	Deadline for service on opposing counsel of expert reports, prepared in accordance with Rule 26(a)(2)(B), intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same subject matter identified by the other party in an expert report disclosed on or before January 31, 2001
March 30, 2001	Close of expert discovery
April 27, 2001	Joint pretrial statement to be filed, including Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures
May, 2001	Pre-trial Conference
June, 2001	Trial begins

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA __________/s/_____________________ Virginia Gibson-Mason (DSB # 3699) Assistant United States Attorney 1201 Market Street, Suite 1100 Wilmington, DE 19801 Tel.: (302)573-5677 Facsimile: (302)573-6220

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT FEDERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS __________/s/_________________ Perry F. Goldlust (DSB # 770) Heiman, Aber, Goldlust & Baker First Federal Plaza, Suite 600 P.O. Box 1675 Wilmington, DE 19899-1675

SO ORDERED:

Dated: December 19, 2000

Wilmington, Delaware

__________/s/_______________ United States District Judge