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***FILED IN ERROR. PLAINTIFFS SIGNATURE PAGE NOT SIGNED. SEE CORRECTED DOCUMENT #355 ***NOTICE by All Defendants Notice of Agreement to Discovery Master and Technical Advisor (Melsheimer, Thomas) Modified on 11/13/2006 (ch, ).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION DATA TREASURY CORPORATION, Plaintiff v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY; et al. Defendants NOTICE OF AGREEMENT TO DISCOVERY MASTER AND TECHNICAL ADVISOR The Court's Order From Scheduling Conference and Docket Control Order (Docket No. 325) require the parties to report to the Court regarding the selection of a special master and a technical advisor in this case. Pursuant to the Court's Order, the parties report as follows: Proposed Discovery Master: All parties agree to appointment of Magistrate Judge Craven as Discovery Master for this case. Proposed Technical Advisors: All parties agree to the appointment of Mark McLemore as Technical Advisor for this case. Attached for the Court's reference is a copy of Mr. McLemore's curriculum vitae. 2:06-CV-72 DF

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Dated: November 9, 2006

Respectfully submitted, FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

By: /s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer Thomas M. Melsheimer Texas State Bar No. 13922550 1717 Main Street Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 214-747-5070 (Telephone) 214-747-2091 (Telecopy) Robert E. Hillman Fish & Richardson P.C. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 617-542-5070 (Telephone) 617-542-8906 (Telecopy) Robert M. Parker Robert Christopher Bunt Parker & Bunt, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 [phone] (Telephone) [phone] (Telecopy) Michael E. Jones Texas Bar No. 10929400 E. Glenn Thames, Jr. Texas Bar No. 00785097 Potter Minton 500 Plaza Tower 110 North College, Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75702 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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By:/s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer by permission on behalf of the following counsel: Danielle Williams Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1001 West Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Bill Boice Audra Dial Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530 Kenneth Godlewski Stephen Baskin Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005-2018 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS BB&T CORPORATION, BRANCH BANKING & TRUST CO., COMERICA BANK & TRUST, N.A., COMERICA, INC., M&T BANK, M&T CORPORATION, WACHOVIA CORPORATION, WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. Daniel A. DeVito Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Four Times Square New York, NY 10036 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT VIEWPOINTE ARCHIVE SERVICES, LLC John G. Flaim Brian Hurst Brian C. McCormack Baker & McKenzie 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300 Dallas, TX 75201-0800 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Raymond Sweigart Jack Barufka Scott Pivnick Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1650 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA 22102-4859

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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE BANK OF NEW YORK, UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION David L. Ward, Jr. Donalt J.Eglinton Ward and Smith, P.A. 1001 College Court New Bern, NC 28562 Larry Carlson David Taylor Baker Botts L.L.P. (Dallas) 2001 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75201-2980 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC., FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. James H. Carter James T. Williams Jane Jaang Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004-2493 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS THE CLEARINGHOUSE PAYMENTS CO., L.L.C. F/K/A SMALL VALUE PAYMENTS CO., L.L.C. Glen Boudreaux Tim Leonard Edward J. Nicholas Boudreaux Leonard Hammond Curcio 2 Houston Center 909 Fannin Street, Suite 2350 Houston, TX 77010 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Kurt M. Sauer Daffer McDaniel The Chase Building 700 Lavaca, Suite 720 Austin, TX 78701-3119

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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC., THE FROST NATIONAL BANK Irah Donner Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr 399 Park Ave. New York, NY 10022 ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., HSBC BANK USA, N.A. McKOOL SMITH, P.C. SAM BAXTER Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 01938000 [e-mail] 505 East Travis Street, Suite 105 Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: [phone] THEODORE STEVENSON, III Texas State Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] L. DAVID ANDERSON Texas State Bar No. 00796126 [e-mail] 300 Crescent Court Suite 1500 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] PETER J. AYERS Texas State Bar No. 24009882 [e-mail] GEOFFREY L. SMITH Texas State Bar No. 24041939 [e-mail] 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS SUNTRUST BANKS, INC., SUNTRUST BANK, THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., PNC BANK, KEYCORP, AND KEYBANK NA

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McKOOL SMITH, P.C. THEODORE STEVENSON, III Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] GARRET W. CHAMBERS Texas State Bar No. 00792160 [e-mail] L. DAVID ANDERSON Texas State Bar No. 00796126 [e-mail] 300 Crescent Court Suite 1500 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] PETER J. AYERS Texas State Bar No. 24009882 [e-mail] GEOFFREY L. SMITH Texas State Bar No. 24041939 [e-mail] 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORP. McKOOL SMITH, P.C. ROBERT M. MANLEY Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 00787955 [e-mail] SAM BAXTER Texas State Bar No. 01938000 [e-mail] L. DAVID ANDERSON Texas State Bar No. 00796126 [e-mail] 300 Crescent Court Suite 1500 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: [phone] PETER J. AYERS Texas State Bar No. 24009882 [e-mail] GEOFFREY L. SMITH Texas State Bar No. 24041939 [e-mail] 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700
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Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: [phone] ROBERT MASTERS Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP 875 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] PAUL WILSON Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP 875 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] BRANDON WHITE Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP 875 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS HARRIS BANKCORP, INC. AND HARRIS N.A. Edward G. Poplawski (Pro Hac Vice) E-Mail: [e-mail] Jeffrey A. Finn (Pro Hac Vice) E-Mail: [e-mail] Carissa A. Tener (Pro Hac Vice) E-Mail: [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN L.L.P. 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90013 tel. [phone] fax [phone] Lance Lee Texas Bar No. 240004762 Young, Pickett & Lee, L.L.P. 4122 Texas Blvd. P.O. Box 1897 Texarkana, Texas 75504 tel. [phone] fax [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

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COUNSEL FOR FIRST DATA CORPORATION, TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.;REMITCO, LLC, LASALLE BANK CORPORATION, LASALLE BANK NA, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. ANDRWS KURTH LLP Jerry L. Beane Texas Bar No. 01966000 [e-mail] Gerald C. Conley Texas Bar NO. 04664200 [e-mail] Kay Lynn Brumbaugh Texas Bar No. 00785152 [e-mail] Tonya M. Gray Texas Bar No. 24012726 [e-mail] 1717 Main Street, Suite 3700 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 214-659-4401 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS COMPASS BANCSHARES, INC. AND COMPASS BANK, FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION FRIST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A. VINSON ELKINS William L. LaFuze Texas Bar No. 11792500 [e-mail] D. Ferguson McNiel Texas Bar No. 13830300 [e-mail] 2300 First City Tower 1001 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 713-615-5017 Scott W. Breedlove Texas Bar No. 00790361 [e-mail] Vinson & Elkins LLP 3700 Trammell Crow Center
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2001 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX 75201-2975 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 214-220-7716 Harry Lee Gillam, Jr. Texas Bar No. 07921800 [e-mail] Melissa Richards Smith Texas Bar No. 24001351 [e-mail] Gillam & Smith LLP 110 South Bolivar, Suite 204 Marshall, TX 75670 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 903-934-9257 ATTORNEYS FOR UBS AMERICAS, INC. IRELL & MANELLA LLP Betsy Rosenblatt [e-mail] Andrew Weiss [e-mail] 1800 Avenue of the Stars Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 310-556-5206 ATTORNEYS FOR CITY NATIONAL BANK CITY NATIONAL CORP. SMEAD, ANDERSON & DUNN LLP Melvin R. Wilcox, III [e-mail] 2110 Horseshoe Lane P.O. Box 3343 Longview, TX 75606 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 903-232-1881 Of Counsel: John J. Feldhaus [e-mail] Anthony H. Son [e-mail] FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 3000 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007
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Telephone: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR U.S. BANCORP, U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION AND NATIONAL CITY BANK, ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM Daniel A. DeVito 4 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 917-777-3210 [e-mail] Philip Philbin Russ Emerson Haynes & Boone 901 Main St., Suite 3100 Dallas, TX 75202 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 214-200-0672 ATTORNEYS FOR VIEWPOINTE ARCHIVE SERVICES, LLC HUGHES & LUCE LLP John H. McDowell, Jr. [e-mail] Greg Perrone [e-mail] Hughes & Luce LLP 1717 Main Street, Suite 2800 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 214-939-5849 ATTORNEYS FOR BANCORPSOUTH, INC., AND BANCORPSOUTH BANK STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP Jeffrey Standley [e-mail] 495 Metro Place South Suite 210 Dublin, OH 43017 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 614-792-5536
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Claude Welch [e-mail] 115 W. Shepherd Ave. Lufkin, TX 75904-3808 Telephone: [phone] Telecopy: 936-639-3049 ATTORNEYS FOR CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on November 9, 2006 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service via the Court' s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).

/s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer Thomas M. Melsheimer
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