BRAZILIAN v. MENU FOODS INCOME FUND et al

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Case 2:07-cv-00054-DBH

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE MARA BRAZILIAN, on behalf of herself and : all others similarly situated, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : MENU FOODS INCOME FUND, et al., : : Defendants. : CASE NO. 2:07-CV-00054-GZS (Judge George Z. Singal) AMENDED NOTICE OF JOINDER OF DEFENDANT THE IAMS COMPANY TO MENU FOODS DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

Please take notice that Defendant The Iams Company ("Iams") joins in the Motion to Stay Proceedings [Doc. No. 7] filed by Defendants Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, and Menu Foods Inc., (collectively, "Menu Foods Defendants"). 1 The arguments made in Menu Foods Defendants' Motion to Stay are equally applicable to Iams, and thus are incorporated by reference here. (This Amended Notice differs from the original notice by the addition of the word "not" after "Iams has" in footnote 1.

Iams has not been formally served with the Class Action Complaint or Summons by Plaintiffs and is not waiving any rights to be formally served by filing this notice of joinder.

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Dated: May 8, 2007 Respectfully submitted, OF COUNSEL: D. Jeffrey Ireland (Ohio Bar No. 0010443) Laura A. Sanom (Ohio Bar No. 0039451) Brian D. Wright (Ohio Bar No. 0075359) FARUKI IRELAND & COX P.L.L. 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow St. Dayton, OH 45402 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] /s/ Jeffrey M. White Jeffrey M. White William J. Kayatta, Jr. PIERCE ATWOOD LLP One Monument Square Portland, Maine 04101 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant The Iams Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on the 8th day of May, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing Notice of Joinder of Defendant The Iams Company to Menu Foods Defendants' Motion to Stay Proceedings with the Clerk of Courts using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to CM/ECF participants: Leonard M. Gulino Daniel J. Mitchell Michael R. Bosse Theodore A. Small BERNSTEIN SHUR 100 Middle Street PO Box 9729 Portland, ME 04104-5029 Counsel for Plaintiff Mara Brazilian Paul C. Catsos THOMPSON & BOWIE 3 Canal Plaza P.O. Box 4630 Portland, ME 04112 Counsel for Defendants Menu Foods, Inc., Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, and Menu Foods Midwest Corporation /s/ Jeffrey M. White Jeffrey M. White

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