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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA En Banc ALFRED ALBANO, an unmarried man; MONICA LEWIS, an unmarried woman; SAMANTHA BAKER, an individual; ARIEL BARR, an unmarried man; PHILLIP BARR, a single man; KEITH BODIE, husband; STACY BODIE, wife; JON L. BRUCE, an individual; CRAIG BURKE, husband; LINDA BURKE, wife; DAWN R. CAIN, an individual; CHRISTINA CARLSON, an individual; CHARLES CHEN, husband; LISA CHEN, wife; CHRISTOPHER CORDASCO, an individual; PAUL CRANDELL, husband; JENNIFER CRANDELL, wife; KENT ELLSWORTH, husband; LAUREE ELLSWORTH, wife; RONALD FILIPSKI, husband; LAURA FILIPSKI, wife; ANGELICA HARVEY, an individual; DIRK HOWARD, husband; NANCY HOWARD, wife; GEORGE HULECKI, husband; JEANNE HULECKI, wife; CANDACE HURTT, wife; JAMES CRAIG, husband; ROBERT KEGERREIS, Trustee of the Kegerreis Family Trust u/a/d June 15, 2005; CYNTHIA KEGERREIS, Trustee of the Kegerreis Family Trust u/a/d June 15, 2005; JOHN R. LETTEER, husband; JUDITH LETTEER, wife; KELLY J. MALLORY, an individual; CHARLES McGOLDRICK, husband; MAUREEN McGICK, wife; ROBERT L. MITCHELL, a single man; BEATRICE M. LINNE, an unmarried woman; RICHARD NAVARRO, an individual; SCOTT A. OLMSTEAD, husband; AMBER S. OLMSTEAD, wife; DONALD W. ROBERTS, husband; JULIA A. ROBERTS, wife; LINDA S. RODELA, an individual; JACK E. ROSE, JR., husband; SHAWNA R. ROSE, wife; ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Arizona Supreme Court No. CV-11-0006-CQ United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit No. 09-15808 United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix) No. 07-CV-02359 No. 08-CV-00505 (Consolidated)

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MARK B. SAMFORD, husband; REBECCA L. SAMFORD, wife; JANE D. SCHMALTZ, an individual; RICHARD SCOTT, husband; SHARON SCOTT, wife; DENNIS SIMPSON, an individual; BLAKE SLAUGHTER, husband; CHANTELL SLAUGHTER, wife; BRUCE TARMAN, husband; JANELLE TARMAN, wife; MICHAEL L. TOMAINO, II, an individual; ERIC T. VALIMAKI, husband; CRISTI D. VALIMAKI, wife; DAVID A. WENMAN, husband, as Trustee of the Wenman Family Trust dated July 9, 1999; JACQUELINE DIANE WENMAN, wife, as Trustee of the Wenman Family Trust dated July 9, 1999; SETH WHEELER, husband, on his own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; JACQUELINE WHEELER, wife, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; PHILLIS J. SIMPSON, an individual,

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) v. ) ) SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ) an Arizona limited partnership; ) J.F. SHEA CO., INC., a Nevada ) corporation, dba SHEA HOMES, ) ) Defendants-Appellees. ) ) __________________________________) Certified Questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, Judge The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer, Judge The Honorable Raymond C. Fisher, Judge 2

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ________________________________________________________________ BURDMAN & SHORE PLLC By William F. Shore, III Robert E. Barry Robert H. Willis And PAUL G. ULRICH PC Phoenix By Paul G. Ulrich Attorneys for Alfred Albano, Monica Lewis, Samantha Baker, Ariel Barr, Phillip Barr, Keith Bodie, Stacy Bodie, Jon L. Bruce, Craig Burke, Linda Burke, Dawn R. Cain, Christina Carlson, Charles Chen, Lisa Chen, Christopher Cordasco, Paul Crandell, Jennifer Crandell, Kent Ellsworth, Lauree Ellsworth, Ronald Filipski, Laura Filipski, Angelica Harvey, Dirk Howard, Nancy Howard, George Hulecki, Jeanne Hulecki, Candace Hurtt, James Craig, Robert Kegerreis, Cynthia Kegerreis, John R. Letteer, Judith Letteer, Kelly J. Mallory, Charles McGoldrick, Maureen McGick, Robert L. Mitchell, Beatrice M. Linne, Richard Navarro, Scott A. Olmstead, Amber S. Olmstead, Donald W. Roberts, Julie A. Roberts, Linda S. Rodela, Jack E. Rose, Jr., Shawna R. Rose, Mark B. Samford, Rebecca L. Samford, Jane D. Schmaltz, Richard Scott, Sharon Scott, Dennis Simpson, Blake Slaughter, Chantell Slaughter, Bruce Tarman, Janelle Tarman, Michael L. Tomaino, II, Eric T. Valimaki, Cristi D. Valimaki, David A. Wenman, Jacqueline Diane Wenman, Seth Wheeler, Jacqueline Wheeler, and Phillis J. Simpson MARISCAL WEEKS MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER PA By Gary L. Birnbaum Barry R. Sanders Stephen E. Richman And RIGHI HERNANDEZ LAW FIRM Phoenix By Jill Ann Herman Attorneys for Shea Homes Limited Partnership and J.F. Shea Co., Inc. BONNETT FAIRBOURN FRIEDMAN & BALINT PC By Francis J. Balint, Jr. Kevin R. Hanger 3 Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Public Justice PC KOELLER NEBEKER CARLSON & HALUCK LLP Phoenix By William A. Nebeker Troy G. Allen Rachel C. Nies Melissa J. England Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Home Builders Association of Central Arizona KASDAN SIMONDS WEBER By Kenneth S. Stephen L. Michael J. Attorneys for Amicus Grand & VAUGHAN LLP Phoenix Kasdan Weber White Curiae Concerned Consumers of Sun City

FOLK & ASSOCIATES PC Phoenix By P. Douglas Folk Heather K. Seiferth Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona, AIA Arizona and Structural Engineers Association of Arizona ________________________________________________________________ P E L A N D E R, Justice

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