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Case 1:91-mc-00126-UNA

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Filed 04/26/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. Courthouse Independence Mall West 601 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 191061797 Michael E. Kunz Clerk of Court Clerk's Office Room 2609 Telephone: (215) 5977704

April 26, 2007 Peter T. Dalleo Clerk of Court United States District Court for the District of Delaware 4209 J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 884 North King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 RE: MDL 875 Asbestos Litigation

Dear Peter: I write to advise you of the entry of Orders concerning modifications to the case management procedures applied to MDL 875 and the actions that my administrative staff will be taking to ensure complete compliance. This administrative order applies to all MDL 875 cases. Transfer Orders will be entered on a district by district basis until all cases identified in the Administrative Order are transferred to Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Procedures relative to this litigation have been designed in order to ensure that no burden is imposed on the staff of your office with administrative tasks necessary to accomplish the transfer. Attached please find the following: copies of the Administrative Order and the Transfer Order. A list of cases to be transferred in compliance with the Orders will be emailed to you April 26, 2007. This list is arranged by Delaware case number and also includes the assigned Pennsylvania Eastern case number. It is not necessary to transfer case files or dockets unless requested. My staff will retrieve all dockets that are available on PACER. Pursuant to the Administrative Order, staff from my office may request a docket, if the docket is not currently available on the PACER system. In addition. should any further documents be filed in your district, your staff should simply date stamp the document and forward it to my office pursuant to the Administrative Order. Enclosed is a form of notice that is recommended for use in notifying counsel or pro se litigants that all future filings should be submitted directly to the Clerk's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Finally, also included is a notice to attorneys concerning the Pennsylvania Eastern local rule requirement to apply for a signature code by completing and filing a Validation of Signature Form with my office.

Should you have any questions concerning these procedures, please contact me at

Case 1:91-mc-00126-UNA

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your convenience. Very truly yours,

MICHAEL E. KUNZ Clerk of Court

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