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Case 1 :04-cv-00305-SLR Document 531 Filed 10/19/2007 Page 1 of 1
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The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
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Wilmington, Delaware 1980l
Re: Momanto Company, et al. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., et ol.
C. A. N0. 04-305-SLR
Dear Judge Robinson:
I am writing in response to Mr. Shaw’s October 18 letter regarding the status of the
appeal in the related patent case, and a request for a conference to discuss a trial date in this
antitrust case. We agree that such a status conference will be appropriate when the appeal
process for the patent case is complete; we simply are not there yet. Syngenta has consented to a
14-day extension (to November 1, 2007) for Monsanto to tile a petition for rehearing and
rehearing en banc. Therefore, until that motion is filed, briefed and decided, and a mandate
issues from the Federal Circuit, a status conference before Your Honor would be premature.
Respectfully,
/s/ Richard L. Horwitz
Richard L. Horwitz
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cc: Clerk of the Court (via hand delivery)
John W. Shaw (via electronic mail)
Peter E. Moll (via electronic mail)
John J. Rosenthal (via electronic mail)
Richard F. Schwed (via electronic mail)

Case 1:04-cv-00305-SLR

Document 531

Filed 10/19/2007

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