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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
L.J. ZUCCA, INC.,
Plaintiff, C.A. N0. 1:07-CV-2 (MPT)
V. E
ALLEN BROS. WHOLESALE
DISTRIBUTORS INC. et al., : 1
Defendants.
RULE 5.1 NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Rule 5.l(a) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, Defendant Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company has filed a Motion for Partial
Judgment on the Pleadings raising the following constitutional question under the Supremacy
Clause in Article VI of the United States Constitution: Whether Section l of the Sherman Act,
15 U.S.C. § l, preempts the Delaware Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 2601 — 2608.
In accordance with Rule 5.l(a)(2), Defendant Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company is
contemporaneously herewith serving upon the Attomey General of the State of Delaware, by
certified mail, a copy of the following:
(1) Defendant Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company’s Rule 5.l. Notice of
Constitutional Question;
(2) Defendant Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company’s Motion for Partial
Judgment on the Pleadings (D.I. 12);
(3) Defendant Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company’s Brief in Support of
Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings (D.I. ll);
(4) Plaintiff L.J. Zucca, Inc.’s Opposition to Cooper-Booth Wholesale
Company’s Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings (D.I. 25);
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(5) Defendant Cooper—Booth Wholesale Company’s Reply Brief in Support of
Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings (D.I. 26).
Pursuant to Rule 5.l(c), unless the Court sets a later time, the Attorney General may
intervene within 60 days after the notice of constitutional question is filed or after the Court
certifies the challenge, whichever is earlier.
Respectfully submitted,
BL RO ) LLP
Dated: March 20, 2007 C if
David K She pard, Esquire (I.D. 0.4149)
1201 M rket Street, Suite 800 —
Wilming n, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 425-6400
Fax (302) 425-6464
and
Stephen M. Orlofsky, Esquire
Kit Applegate, Esquire
210 Lake Drive East, Suite 200
Woodland Falls Corporate Park
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002
Phone: (856) 779-3600
Fax: (856) 779-7647
Attomeys for Defendant
Cooper—Booth Wholesale Company
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, David K. Sheppard, Esquire, hereby certify that on March 20, 2007, I electronically
served a copy of the RULE 5.1 NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION on the
following counsel of record:
Michael F. Bonkowski, Esquire
Kimberly M. Large, Esquire
Saul Ewing LLP
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1200
P.O. Box 1266
Wilmington, DE 19899
/s/David K. Sheppard
David K. Sheppard
I.D. No. 4149
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