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Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery for Claim Construction by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC, Datatreasury Corporation, First Data Corporation, Telecheck Services, Inc., Remitco, LLC, Datatreasury Corporation, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, Datatreasury Corporation, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Datatreasury Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, Keycorp, Keybank National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, Lasalle Bank Corporation, Lasalle Bank NA, Datatreasury Corporation, Wachovia Corporation, Wachovia Bank, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, National City Corporation, National City Bank, Datatreasury Corporation, BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Datatreasury Corporation, M&T Bank Corporation, M&T Bank, Datatreasury Corporation, Comerica Incorporated, Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, Union Bank of California National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York Co, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, UBS Americas, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Datatreasury Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, City National Corporation, City National Bank, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, Datatreasury Corporation, Lasalle Bank Corporation, Lasalle Bank NA, Datatreasury Corporation, First Data Corporation, Telecheck Services, Inc., Remitco, LLC, Datatreasury Corporation, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Datatreasury Corporation, U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, National City Corporation, National City Bank, Datatreasury Corporation, UBS Americas, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, Keycorp, Keybank National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Datatreasury Corporation, The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York Co, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Datatreasury Corporation, Union Bank of California National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, Keycorp, Keybank National Association, Datatreasury Corporation, City National Corporation, City National Bank, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank, National Association, Wachovia Corporation, Wachovia Bank, National Association, UBS Americas, Inc., BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, The Bank of New York, HSBC North America Holdings Inc, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., National City Corporation, National City Bank, The Bank of New York Co, Inc., Unionbancal Corporation, Union Bank of California National Association, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., City National Corporation, Datatreasury Corporation, City National Bank, City National Corporation, Comerica Incorporated, City National Bank, Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Keycorp, Keybank National Association, Lasalle Bank Corporation, Lasalle Bank NA, M&T Bank Corporation, M&T Bank, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC, First Data Corporation, Telecheck Services, Inc., Remitco, LLC. (Attachments: #1)(Melsheimer, Thomas)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION DATATREASURY CORPORATION, Plaintiff v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al. Defendants JOINT MOTION TO MODIFY DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION DISCOVERY Defendants1 jointly move with Plaintiff DataTreasury Corporation to modify the deadline stated in the Court's Second Amended Docket Control Order [Docket No. 451] as outlined below: Step 14 Action Completion of Claim Construction Discovery Rule Patent L.R. 4-4 Date Due 04/27/07 2:06-CV-72 DF

The Parties agree that the Completion of Claim Construction Discovery deadline shall be modified in that all Parties retain the right to depose Terry L. Geer and David L. James regarding claim construction issues after April 27, 2007. The Parties further agree that any individuals as for whom an affidavit or declaration is filed by either plaintiff or any defendant may be deposed within 30 days from filing of the affidavit or declaration, or by the due date for the next claim construction brief, whichever occurs first. Parties will advise each other no later than 14 days before the Claim Construction Hearing whether they intend to present live testimony from an individual previously identified in the Patent L.R. 4-3 Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement, and to whom no affidavit or declaration has been filed, and the identity of such

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First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and UnionBanCal Corporation join this Motion subject to, and without waiver of, their lack of personal jurisdiction defenses.

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witness. In such event, the anticipated witness will be made available for deposition before the Claim Construction Hearing. All Parties agree with the above modification. Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request the Court enter an order modifying the deadline as set forth above. The modification of this deadline does not change or affect any other deadline in the Court's Second Amended Docket Control Order.

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Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer by permission on behalf of the Plaintiff: Edward L. Von Hohn, Attorney in Charge State Bar No. 09813240 Rod Cooper State Bar No. 90001628 Edward Chin State Bar No. 50511688 NIX PATTERSON & ROACH LLP 5215 N. O'Connor Blvd. Ste. 1900 Irving, Texas 75039 972.831.1188 (telephone) 972.692.5445 (facsimile) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] C. Cary Patterson State Bar No. 15587000 Brady Paddock State Bar No. 00791394 Anthony Bruster State Bar No. 24036280 R. Benjamin King State Bar No. 24048592 NIX PATTERSON & ROACH L.L.P. 2900 St. Michael Drive, Suite 500 Texarkana, Texas 75503 903.223.3999 (telephone) 903.223.8520 (facsimile) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Joe Kendall State Bar No. 11260700 Karl Rupp State Bar No. 24035243 PROVOST * UMPHREY, L.L.P. 3232 McKinney Avenue, Ste. 700 Dallas, Texas 75204 214.744.3000 (telephone) 214.744.3015 (facsimile) [e-mail]

By: /s/ Thomas M. Melsheimer Thomas M. Melsheimer Texas Bar No. 13922550 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 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 903-531-3535 (Telephone) 903-533-9687 (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 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

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[e-mail] Eric M. Albritton State Bar ;No. 00790215 ALBRITTON LAW FIRM P.O. Box 2649 Longview, Texas 75606 903.757.8449 (telephone) 903.758.7397 (facsimile) [e-mail]

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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. Raymond Sweigart William P. Atkins Scott Pivnick PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 1650 Tysons Blvd. McLean, VA 22102-4859 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. 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

T. John Ward, Jr. State Bar No. 00794818 LAW OFFICE OF T. JOHN WARD, JR. P.O. Box 1231 Longview, Texas 75601 903.757.6400 (telephone) 903.757.2323 (facsimile) [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF DATATREASURY CORPORATION

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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. 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. Sam Baxter Lead Attorney Texas Bar No. 01938000 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH, P.C. 505 East Travis Street, Suite 105 Marshall, Texas 75670 903-927-2111 (Telephone) 903-927-2622 (Telecopy) Theodore Stevenson, III Texas Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] L. David Anderson Texas Bar No. 00796126 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 214-978-4000 (Telephone) 214-978-4044 (Telecopy) Peter J. Ayers Texas Bar No. 24009882 [e-mail] Geoffrey L. Smith Texas Bar No. 24041939 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH P.C. 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700
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Austin, Texas 78701 512-692-8700 (Telephone) 512-692-8744 (Telecopy) ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KEYCORP, AND KEYBANK NA Edward G. Poplawski (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Jeffrey A. Finn (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Carissa A. Tener (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN L.L.P. 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90013 213-896-6000 (Telephone) 213-896-6600 (Telecopy) Lance Lee [e-mail] Texas Bar No. 240004762 YOUNG, PICKETT & LEE, L.L.P. 4122 Texas Blvd. P.O. Box 1897 Texarkana, Texas 75504 903-794-1303 (Telephone) 903-792-5098 (Telecopy) COUNSEL FOR FIRST DATA CORPORATION, TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.;REMITCO, LLC, DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, BANK OF TOKYOMITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. Edward G. Poplawski (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Jeffrey A. Finn (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Carissa A. Tener (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN L.L.P. 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90013 213-896-6000 (Telephone) 213-896-6600 (Telecopy) Sidney Calvin Capshaw, III State Bar No. 03783900 Andrew W. Spangler State Bar No. 20401960 Elizabeth L. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585
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Brown McCarroll 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 Longview, TX 75601 P.O. Box 3999 Longview, TX 75606-3999 903-236-9800 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] COUNSEL FOR LASALLE BANK CORPORATION AND LASALLE BANK NA William L. LaFuze Texas Bar No. 11792500 [e-mail] D. Ferguson McNiel Texas Bar No. 13830300 [e-mail] VINSON & ELKINS LLP 2300 First City Tower 1001 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77002 713-758-2595 (Telephone) 713-615-5017 (Telecopy) Scott W. Breedlove Texas Bar No. 00790361 [e-mail] VINSON & ELKINS LLP 3700 Trammell Crow Center 2001 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX 75201-2975 214-220-7700 (Telephone) 214-220-7716 (Telecopy) 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 903-934-8450 (Telephone) 903-934-9257 (Telecopy) ATTORNEYS FOR UBS AMERICAS, INC. Edward G. Poplawski (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] Jeffrey A. Finn (Pro Hac Vice)
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[e-mail] Carissa A. Tener (Pro Hac Vice) [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN L.L.P. 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90013 213-896-6000 (Telephone) 213-896-6600 (Telecopy) Kurt M. Sauer DAFFER MCDANIEL The Chase Building 700 Lavaca, Suite 720 Austin, TX 78701-3119 Sidney Calvin Capshaw, III State Bar No. 03783900 Andrew W. Spangler State Bar No. 20401960 Elizabeth L. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585 Brown McCarroll 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 Longview, TX 75601 P.O. Box 3999 Longview, TX 75606-3999 903-236-9800 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR CITY NATIONAL BANK CITY NATIONAL CORP. Melvin R. Wilcox, III [e-mail] SMEAD, ANDERSON & DUNN LLP 2110 Horseshoe Lane P.O. Box 3343 Longview, TX 75606 903-232-1892 (Telephone) 903-232-1881 (Telecopy) Of Counsel: John J. Feldhaus [e-mail] Anthony H. Son [e-mail] George C. Beck [e-mail] FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 3000 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007 202-672-5300 (Telephone)
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ATTORNEYS FOR U.S. BANCORP, U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION AND NATIONAL CITY BANK Jeffrey Standley [e-mail] STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP 495 Metro Place South, Suite 210 Dublin, OH 43017 614-792-5555 (Telephone) 614-792-5536 (Telecopy) Claude Welch [e-mail] 115 W. Shepherd Ave. Lufkin, TX 75904-3808 936-639-3311 (Telephone) 936-639-3049 (Telecopy) 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 April 27, 2007 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/ Tim K. Brown Tim K. Brown
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