UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
 
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
  Plaintiff,
  v.   90 Civ. 5722 (CSH)
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY AND VICINITY OF THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, et al.,
 


 Defendants.
  DECLARATION OF BENJAMIN H. TORRANCE
 
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BENJAMIN H. TORRANCE, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declares as follows:


1.           I am an Assistant United States Attorney in the office of David N. Kelley, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, attorney for plaintiff in the above-captioned action. I have been assigned to prosecute this matter and am familiar with the proceedings herein.


 
2.           Attached to this declaration are true and correct copies of the following exhibits:
 
  Exhibit 1   Consent Decree
  Exhibit 2   Decision No. 1 by the IRO (Regarding Job Referral Rules)
  Exhibit 3   Decision No. 3 by the IRO (Regarding Job Referral Rules)
  Exhibit 4   Interim Report of the IRO, Oct. 4, 1994 ("IRO First Interim Report"), excerpts
 
  Exhibit 5   Second Interim Report of the IRO, March 13, 1995 ("IRO Second Interim Report"), excerpts
 
  Exhibit 6   Third Interim Report of the IRO, October 30, 1995, ("IRO Third Interim Report"), excerpts
 
  Exhibit 7   Fourth Interim Report of the IRO, March 15, 1996 ("IRO Fourth Interim Report"), excerpts
 
  Exhibit 8   Sixth Interim Report of the IRO, March 4, 1997 ("IRO Sixth Interim Report"), excerpts
 
  Exhibit 9   Tenth. Interim Report of the IRO, December 3, 1998 ("IRO Tenth Interim Report"), excerpts and Exhibits 7 and 9 thereto
 
  Exhibit 10   Report on the "50/50" Rule and "Request System" by Independent Investigator Walter Mack, Nov. 5, 2004
  Exhibit 11   Report on Boom Construction by Independent Investigator Walter Mack (revised), May 2, 2005, with cover letter
  Exhibit 12   Arguelles Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 13   Casey Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 14   Corrigan Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 15   DeFeo Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 16   Duhig Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 17   Frederick Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 18   Gimblett Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 19   Greaney Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 20   Mitchell Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 21   Nee Deposition, excerpts
   
  Exhibit 22   Simon Deposition, excerpts

 
  Exhibit 23   Independent Building Construction Agreement, July 1, 1993—June 30, 1996, excerpts

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  Exhibit 24   Building Construction Agreement between Building Contractors Association and District Council, July 1, 1993–June 30, 1996
 
  Exhibit 25   Order of June 4, 2001
  Exhibit 26   Memorandum of Joseph Olivieri; Association of Wall-Ceiling & Carpentry Industries of New York, July 2, 2001 (marked as Exhibit EP-1 to Deposition of Edward Piccirillo)
  Exhibit 27   Independent Building Construction Agreement, July 1, 2001–June 30, 2006, excerpts
 
  Exhibit 28   Resilient Floor Coverers Agreement, July 1, 2001–June 30, 2006, excerpts
 
  Exhibit 29   Agreement with Association of Wall-Ceiling & Carpentry Industries of New York, July 1, 2001–June 30, 2006, excerpts
 
  Exhibit 30   Building Construction Agreement between Building Contractors Association and District Council, July 1, 2001–June 30, 2006, excerpts
 
  Exhibit 31   Transcript of April 12, 2005, excerpts
  Exhibit 32   Transcript of April 14, 2005, excerpts
 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

 

Dated: New York, New York
August 10, 2005

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BENJAMIN H. TORRANCE (BT-1118)
Assistant United States Attorney
Telephone: 212.637.2703
Fax: 212.637.2702


 






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