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Jsrtrs CEVIL COVER SHEET
The .35-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither repiace nor suppiement the tiling and service ol pleadings or other papers as required hytaw. except as provided by local rules ol coun. This
tosm. approved oy the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974. is required tor the use ot the Clerit ot Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
Revense oe THE Fontvll
PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT
Michael D. Sampson Johnson Controis Battery Group, Inc.
(c) nrronnevs ti=1l=zlt·t nrtrvte. Aooness. nun reteenoue NUMBER) AWOSNEYS tt? KNOWN)
Wlitiam o. Fletcher, ar. trrsszl Jemlier C- Jauiilet (#3000
vtrtletcher@schminrod,com J9U9t9I@F9-Com _
scamttttrgar e. nartrtgtraz F<·¤tv=·r¤S· Leven 0 Fraser
414 S. State Street One Rodney Square
l=>. o. eax 497 PQ- $0* 55l
Dover, Delaware t990t WlImltt§I0l”¤· DE 19099
(sez) 674-0140 (302l 051-7700
II. BASIS OF JURISDECTION (PLACE mv x IN one sox outv) iii. CITiZENSHiP OF PRENCIPAL PARTJES truce tttwr tn one sox ron
Q 1 U5 Government X 3 Federal Question iF¤r¤t~¤ni=v ¤¤¤¤s¤¤=ttl gt;»;m;N.¥;¤ ONE ocx pgp
Plaintiff {LF S Government Not a Party) PTF DEF PTF DEF
Citizen ofTnts State X1 I;] 1 incorporated or Principal Place I] 4 4
Ic] 2 US Government El 4 Diversity gf gust,-,955 5;; This Stagg
D€I€"d8*"I II“d'P“I? C9'z""5h’$’ °I Citizen or/mother State g 2 {3 2 incorporated and Princtpat Place I] 5X 5
games In Ham 99 g Q of Business in Another Stale D D
Citizen or Subject of a 3 3 Foreign Nation 6 6
Foreign Country
IV. NATURE OF SUET truce AN x IN one sox ONLY)
FORFEHURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES
cotvrnncr TORTS
I.] 110 Insurance U PERSONALEN']URY D PERSONALINJURY EI G10 Agriculture El 422 Appeal El 400 State Reappointment
D tzn Marine 31** ’“'9a“° 352 P""”°““' '"i“'t" I] sztz Oll1erFood&Drug l RB USC ISH I] 410 Antitrust
l lvl it lvl.: t· .
Q lsu uttlernet I;] 315 'Ij‘;;*E{;° *°'°°“'°‘ E 365 Pgmg, I] ttzs omg nelatert Seizure or D m I] emu eartte and Banking
Q 140 Negotiable tnstntrnent U am Assam. Lum & Product staoittly B Pr°9°9Y21 USC Bm El 450 Commerce!tCC Ratestetr:
I;] 150 Recovery of Gverpaymenl slander III 368 Asbestos Personal E30 UQUOILBWS I;] 450 Deportation
tklinfcrcemerttol r tnjury Producttjabliity $49 FIR 8-Truck gm gu ri his
Judgment EI 330 Federal Employers g U PY 9 III 470 Rsckeleer Inttuenced and
_ Llolillllr PERSUNAL PROPERTY 659 Amino RESP eau Patent Corrupt Organizations
CI ttl Madmam ACI EI 340 Marine [3 370 Omar Rand Ei 650 Occupational I:] atm Tmdemgp I] 010 Selective Service
I;] $52 R;;%;I;?L(:a2;f?;;;Td I1,] 345 tvtarlne Product I;} 371 Tmm In Landing E 6% g§1l°*Y’H°¤'l“ ___ EI 050 Securities/Commodttlesr
Velmans) stability [3 380 Omar Pcrsmal BF SOCIAL SECURITY Exchange
U 153 RECGVETY G! OVE|'|3B)'l'i’IEl'lI D 35E Mmm VENUE PTODEEFIY DBHBQE U 851 Hm Ugggm I;] 875 iu5S§;§;1€HEngE
olveterarfs tilenelits D 355 Motor Vohlolo B |_ABgR I;] 052 Btacir Lung [923) 2
_ 305 Property Etarnage .
I;] - §°rodut:tLlat:·illty . I;] BB? AgrlCUllt.lrHlA£ts
160 Stockholders Sutls Product Ltablltly Q 710 pat, {EPD, Standards Act El 003 D§WClDIWW
lj B 350 Other Personal Mggr )) I;] 092 Economic Stabilization Act
wu Omercumram Insury U uu tabcrmgmi Ralauuns I] 084 SS£D€I"tl XVI I;] 893 Envlronrnentat Matters
D 195 C°"Im°IP’°d'“*°I .,.,. QI T30 Labor/Mgmt. Rep¤rttng& I E D
Ltabtiitr civtr. RIGHTS Pntsonen Perlrtozvs Dt,,.;t,,,,,,,,t AC, I:] 865 RSI t4¤5tall 894 Easter r~=t¤¤=¤lt¤¤ ncl
I3 441 VDIITIQ K3 510 TVICIIIOPS to VEC6tE {I] YGU Railway LHTJDT Act D BSS Freednm °Ii"*I°I”'l¤i*°P ACI
X 443 Em td mam 5°"*”"°° Q ran Other taser ttttgttiaa ··——r· E] ¤¤¤ A¤¤¤¤=¤tF¤¤ ¤¤¤¤r¤=·¤¤ti¤¤
210 Land Condemnation 9 I" HABEAS CGRPUS: 791 Emp? Rm Im: Sammy EI dm Tame tu 5 ptatrttgtt Undm Equal ACCESS zu
I] ya t:,,,w,,$,,,,_., K} 1**3 li¤¤Si¤s·' C} sat: General Ac, ¤r oetenttantt Justice
I;] 230 Rent Lease & Ejectrnenl G M4 xiiggmdalicns CI 535 Geelh Penalty Cl 971 @SL;§gI;%§§nY If] 950 tgprisllltutlonaltty oi State
I] 241} Tpyig td Land Q 540 tvtandamtzs 0 Other B U E5
G 440 Other Civil Rights I:] 090 Other Statutory Actions
I] 245 Tort erorttel Uabillty Q 55¤ Civil Ritthts
I] zen All Other neat t=·r¤pt=»rty 5 555 Pnsvn Condition
' , | ' ‘ (PLACE AN "X" IN ONE BOX ONLY} _ _
Aréoeel to District
_ _ _ Transferred [rom _ _ _ Ju ge from
OÂ¥`lQtt`l8Â¥ X 2 Removed {rom I] 3 Remandect {rom Q 4 Retnstated or Ei 5 another dlstrtct El 6 Mottldtstnct El? Magistrate
Proceeding State Court Appellate Court Reopened (specify) tctttgatton Judgrnent
lél. PAUSE tOF {§tCTt0N dtctgtre nts C|V¥L srrpirure UNDER vvnlcn You rtne FILING ntvo wane A enter srrtreuezvr or cause oo nor one Jttntsotcraonnt smrures
mp OyiTler`l HC ion l“Sl'l'l0V0 l'Ot’t'l S El G COU .
vlt. REQUESTED iN U cnecsr IF nits ts A GLASS AGTEON BEEAND Sb E vgé geméétrlrtd tit tztrlinftlritrtt;
COMPLAINT: urtrter t= n c t== za n nown, u 2 YES NO
less than $100,000
VIEI. RELATED CASEIS) IF * NY (seeirtslruclions): A Judge Docket Number

DATE SIGNATURE OF ATT RNEY etj .• '
July 25, 2005 5
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FOR OFFtCE USE ONLY
RECEIPT # AMOUNT APPLYtNG IFP JUDGE MAG, JUDGE
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS CONIPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS·44
Authority For Civil Cover Sheet
The JS—44 civii cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and service of pleading
or other papers as required by taw, except as provided by iocai ruies of court. This forrri, approved by the Judicial Conference of the
United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Coun for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet.
Consequently a civii cover sheet is submitted to the Cierk of Court for each civil complaint fiied, The attorney tiling a case should compfete
the form as follows:
i. (a) Plaintiffs - Defendants. Enter names (last, first, middle initial) of piaintiff and defendant. if the plaintiff or defendant is a
government agency, use only the fuil name or standard abbreviations. Ii the plaintiff or defendant is an ofhciat within a government
agency, identify first the agency and then the ofiiciai, giving both name and title.
(b) County of Residence. For each civil case tiied, except U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the narne of the county where the first listed
plaintiff resides at the time of hling. ln U S. ptaintiff cases, enter the name of the county in which the first listed defendant resides at the
time of tiiing. (NOTE: ln land condemnation cases, the county of residence of the "defendant" is the location ofthe tract of land involved).
(c} Attorneys Enter firm name, address, tetephone number, and attorney of record. if there are several attorneys, tist them on an
attachment, noting in this section "(see attachment)".
tl. Jurisdiction, The basis of iurisdiction is set forth under Rule 8(a), F. R. C. P., which requires that jurisdictions be shown in
pleadings. Place an "X" in one of the boxes. if there is more than one basis of jurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below
United States plaintiff, (‘i) Jurisdiction is based on 28 USC. 1345 and 1348. Suits by agencies and officers of the United States are
included here.
United States defendant. (2) When the ptaintiff is suing the United States, its officers or agencies, place an "X" in this box,
Federal question. (3) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. ‘i33i, where iurisdiction arises under the Constitution of the United States, an
amendment to the Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty of the United States. in cases where the l.J.S. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or
defendant code takes precedence, and box 1 or 2 should be marked.
Diversity of citizenship. (4) This refers to suits under 28 U..S.C. 1332, where parties are citizens of different states. When Box 4 is
checked, the citizenship ofthe different panics must be checked. (See Section lil below; federai question actions take precedence over
diversity cases..)
lil. Residence (citizenship} of Prlnclpai Parties. This section of the JS—4»4 is to be compieted if diversity of citizenship was indicated
above. Mark this section for each principal party.
IV. Nature of Suit. Place an "X" in the appropriate box. lf the nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in
Section Vl below, is sufhclent to enabie the deputy cierk or the statistical cterks in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit.
if the cause tits more than one nature of suit, seiect the most definitive.
V. Origin. Place an "X" in one of the seven boxes.
Original Proceedings. (1) Cases which originate in the United States district courts..
Removed from State Court. (2) Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts under Title 28 U.S.C., Section
144i .When the petition for removal is granted, check this box,.
Rerrianded from Appellate Court. (3) Check this box for cases remanded to the district court for further action. Use the date of remand as
the hling date.
Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the filing
date.
Transferred from Another District, (5) For cases transferred under Tttl 28 U.S Section 1404(a),. Do not use this for within district
transfers or muitidistrict iitigaiion transfers.
Nlultidistrict Litigation. (6) Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Titte 28 USC. Section
i407. When this box is checked, do not check (5) above,.
Appeai to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment (7) Check this box for an appeal from a magistrates decision.
VI. Cause of Action. Report the civii statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description ofthe cause,
VII. Requested in Complaint. Class Action. Piece an "X" in this box if you are fiiing a ciass action under Ruie 23, F.R.Cv.P.
Demand. ln this space enter the dollar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preliminary
injunction.
Jury Demand, Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a iury is being demanded.
Vlli. Reiated Cases. This section of the JS—44 is used to reference relating pending cases it any. if there are related pending cases,
insert the docket numbers and the corresponding judge names for such cases.
Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on July 25, 2005, I electronically filed the foregoing Civil Cover
Sheet with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such tiling to the
following and on July 25, 2005, mailed, via first class mail, postage prepzt, copies ofthe same
to:
William D. Fletcher, Jr. (#362)
wtletcl1er@schniittr·od.co1n
Sohmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A.
414 South State Street
P.O. Box 497
Dover, DE 19903-0497 Q
Jennife C, Ja lffret (#3689)
Jauffret rlf.com
Kelly A. Green (#4095)
Green@r‘1fLoom
Richards, Layton 8:. Finger
One Rodney Square
P. O. Box 55l
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
(302) 65i—7”/00
Attorneys for Defendant
RLFI-2902469-1