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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,    

                  Plaintiff,

                  v.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,

                  Defendant.


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Civil Action No.

Filed: [6/27/95]



STIPULATION

The undersigned parties, by their respective attorneys, stipulate that:

1. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action and over each of the parties hereto, and venue of this action is proper in the District of Columbia;

2. The parties consent that a Final Judgment in the form hereto attached may be filed and entered by the Court, upon the motion of any party or upon the Court's own motion, at any time after compliance with the requirements of the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 16), and without further notice to any party or other proceedings, provided that plaintiff has not withdrawn its consent, which it may do at any time before the entry of the proposed Final Judgment by serving notice thereof on defendant and by filing that notice with the Court; and

3. Pending approval of the Final Judgment by the Court, defendant agrees to be bound by the provisions of the proposed Final Judgment and to be subject to the jurisdiction of this Court. If plaintiff withdraws its consent, or if the proposed Final Judgment is not entered pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation, this Stipulation shall be of no effect whatsoever, and the making of this Stipulation shall be without prejudice to any party in this or in any other proceeding.

FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES:

[S]
__________________________
ANNE K. BINGAMAN
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

JOEL I. KLEIN
DEPUTY ASST. ATTORNEY GENERAL

REBECCA P. DICK
ASST. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

JOHN F. GREANEY
CHIEF, COMPUTERS & FINANCE
SECTION

SCOTT N. SACKS
ASST. CHIEF, COMPUTERS
& FINANCE SECTION

ANTITRUST DIVISION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

__________________________
D. BRUCE PEARSON


MOLLY L. DEBUSSCHERE
JESSICA N. COHEN
JAMES J. TIERNEY

Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
555 Fourth Street, N.W., Room 9901
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202/307-0809
Fax: 202/616-5980

FOR DEFENDANT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION:

_______________________________
DARRYL L. DEPRIEST
GENERAL COUNSEL

American Bar Association
541 N. Fairbanks Court
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: 312/988-5215
Fax: 312/988-5217