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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA DIVISION

File No. 1:03-CV-3475-WSD IN RE FRIEDMAN'S, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

LEAD PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANT RICHARD CARTOON

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41 (a)(1)(i), Lead Plaintiffs hereby give notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice of all claims against

Defendant Richard Cartoon.

Respectfully submitted this 28th day of December, 2004.

CHITWOOD & HARLEY, LLP

/s/ Martin D. Chitwood Martin D. Chitwood Georgia Bar No. 124950 David A. Bain Georgia Bar No. 032449 Meryl W. Edelstein Georgia Bar No. 238919 2300 Promenade II 1230 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: (404) 873-3900 Fax: (404) 876-4476

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD & SCHULMAN LLP Maya S. Saxena Christopher S. Jones Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 2 of 9

The Plaza 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 900 Boca Raton, Florida 33486 Tel: (561) 361-5000 Fax: (561) 367-8400

and-

SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY LLP Andrew L. Barroway Stuart L. Berman Gregory Castaldo Andrew Zivitz Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 400 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Telephone: (610) 667-7706 Facsimile : (610) 667-7056

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 3 of 9

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION

File No. 1:03-CV-3475-WSD IN RE FRIEDMAN'S, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that I have on this day served a true and correct copy of the within and foregoing LEAD PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANT RICHARD CARTOON via the Court' s electronic filing notification and by first-class U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, upon counsel at the following addresses:

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD & SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY LLP SCHULMAN LLP Andrew L. Barroway Maya S. Saxena Stuart L. Berman Christopher S. Jones Gregory Castaldo 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 900 Andrew Zivitz Boca Raton, FL 22486 Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 400 Fax: 561-367-8400 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Email: [email protected] Fax: 610-667-7056 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR LEAD PLAINTFFS AND PLAINTIFF Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 4 of 9

JONES DAY WHITE & CASE LLP Michael J. McConnell Joseph P. Armao Gregory R. Hanthorn Lance Croffoot-Suede Walter W. Davis Paul M. Alfieri 1420 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 800 1155 Avenue of the Americas Atlanta, GA 30309-3053 New York, NY 10036-2787 Fax: 404-581-8330 Fax: 212-354-8113 Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email : Icroffoot-suede@whitec ase.com Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT FRIEDMAN'S INC.

ALSTON & BIRD, LLP LATHAM & WATKINS LLP John L. Latham Kenneth Conboy John A. Jordak, Jr. Jeffrey Hammel Julie M. O'Daniel 885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000 1201 West Peachtree St. New York, NY 10022 Atlanta, GA 30309-3424 Fax: 212-751-4864 Fax: 404-881-7777 Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS JOHN E. CAY, III, ROBERT W. CRUICKSHANK, DAVID B. PARSHALL AND MARK C. PICKUP Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 5 of 9

PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & ROPES & GRAY LLP DOBBS, LLP Randall W. Bodner J. Marbury Rainer Robert G. Jones 1500 Marquis Two Tower One International Plaza 285 Ave., NE Boston, MA 02110-2624 Atlanta, GA 30303 Fax: 617-951-7050 Fax: 404-522-8409 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ROPES & GRAY LLP Michele Cerezo-Natal 45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10111 Fax: 212-841-5725 Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT STERLING BRINKLEY

ROGERS & HARDIN, LLP Tony G. Powers Kimberly L. Myers 2700 International Tower Peachtree Center 229 Peachtree St., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303-1601 Fax: 404-525-2224 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DOUGLAS ANDERSON Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 6 of 9

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP WALKER LLP Walter E. Jospin Kirby D. Behre John G. Parker Melissa G. Warren 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2400 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Bank of America Building Tenth Floor Atlanta, GA 30308-2222 Washington, D.C. 20004-2400 Fax: 404-815-2424 Fax: 202-508-9700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT VICTOR M. SUGLIA

KUTAK ROCK LLP GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Gregory R. Crochet Wayne A. Schrader Peachtree Center South Tower Albert Kim 225 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 2100 Lani C. Cossette Atlanta, GA 30303-1731 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Fax: 404-222-4654 Washington, D.C. 20036-5306 Email: [email protected] Fax: 202-828-2488 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT BRADLEY J. STINN Case 1:03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 7 of 9

SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP John A. Chandler Elizabeth V. Tanis Patricia A. Gorham Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309-3996 Fax: 404-853-8806 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ERNST & YOUNG LLP

KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP A. Stephens Clay Robert A. Sacks Stephen E. Hudson 1888 Century Park East Street, Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725 Atlanta, GA 30309 Fax: 310-712-8800 Fax: 404-815-6555 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP [email protected] Amie D. Rooney 1870 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Fax: 650-461-5700 Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS LLC, McDONALD INVESTMENTS INC., JMP SECURITIES, WEDBUSH MORGAN SECURITIES, INC. AND MORGAN JOSEPH & CO. Case 1 :03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 8 of 9

LECLAIR RYAN GAMBRELL & STOLZ LLP James A. Murphy Gary A. Barnes Cameron S. Matheson Monarch Plaza 707 East Main Street, Suite 1100 3414 Peachtree Road, NE Richmond, VA 23219 Suite 1600 Fax: 804-783-2294 Atlanta, GA 30326 Email: [email protected] Fax: 404-221-6501 Email: [email protected] LECLAIR RYAN Jerry A. Isenberg 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 1045 Washington, DC 20006 Fax: 202-659-4130 Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT JOHN MAURO

MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP J. Timothy Mast Thomas B. Bosch 303 Peachtree Street, Suite 5300 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Fax: 404-527-4198 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MORGAN SCHIFF & CO, INC., MS JEWELERS CORPORATION, AND MS JEWELERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NATIONS, TOMAN NUTTER & MCNIGHT LLP Charles K. McKnight, Jr. 3340 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 1550 Atlanta, GA 30326; Fax: 404-266-2323 Email: [email protected] Case 1 :03-cv-03475-WSD Document 134 Filed 12/28/2004 Page 9 of 9

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP Ronit Sefton 100 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 Fax: 212-504-6666 Email : [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ABN AMRO ROTHSCHILD LLC

This 28th day of December, 2004.

CHITWOOD & HARLEY LLP

/s/ Martin D. Chitwood Martin D. Chitwood Georgia Bar No. 124950 David A. Bain Georgia Bar No. 032449 Meryl W. Edelstein Georgia Bar No. 238919 2300 Promenade II 1230 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: (404) 873-3900 Fax: (404) 876-4476