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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

INRE:
W. R. GRACE & CO., et al.
Debtors.

) ) ) No. 08-246

)
1

) Hon. Ronald J. Buckwalter

) ) On Appeal From The U.S. Bankptcy

W. R. GRACE & CO., et al.
Appellants,
v.

) Court for the Distrct of Delaware

) ) ) Bankptcy Case No. 01-1139
) Adv. Proc. No. 01-771 ) Hon. Judith Fitzgerald

LIBBY CLAIMANTS,
Appellees.

) ) )

NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that W. R. Grace & Co. and the above-captioned chapter 11

Debtors (collectively "Grace" or "Debtors"), hereby appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(I),

to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from the Order of the Distrct Court
The Debtors consist of the following 62 entities: W. R. Grace & Co. (fìa Grace Specialty Chemicals, Inc.), W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., A-I Bit & Tool Co., Inc., Alewife Boston Ltd., Alewife Land Corporation, Amcon, Inc., CB Biomedical, Inc. (f/ka Circe Biomedical, Inc.), CCHP, Inc., Coalgrace, Inc., Coalgrace II, Inc., Creative Food 'N Fun Company, Darex Puerto Rico, Inc., Del Taco Restaurants, Inc., Dewey and Almy, LLC (fìa Dewey and Almy Company), Ecarg, Inc., Five Alewife Boston Ltd., G C Limited Parers I, Inc. (fìa

Grace Cocoa Limited Parers I, Inc.), G C Management, Inc. (fìa Grace Cocoa Management, Inc.), GEC

Management Corporation, GN Holdings, Inc., GPC Thomasvile Corp., Gloucester New Communties
Company, Inc., Grace A-B Inc., Grace A-B II Inc., Grace Chemical Company of Cuba, Grace Culinar Systems,

Inc., Grace Driling Company, Grace Energy Corporation, Grace Environmental, Inc., Grace Europe, Inc., Grace H-G Inc., Grace H-G II Inc., Grace Hotel Services Corporation, Grace International Holdings, Inc. (f/ka Dearborn International Holdings, Inc.), Grace Offshore Company, Grace PAR Corporation, Grace Petroleum Libya Inc., Grace Tarpon Investors, Inc., Grace Ventues Corp., Grace Washington, Inc., W. R. Grace Capital
Corporation, W. R. Grace Land Corporation, Gracoal, Inc., Gracoal II, Inc., Guanica-Carbe Land Development Corporation, Hanover Square Corporation, Homco International, Inc., Kootenai Development Company, L B Realty, Inc., Litigation Management, Inc. (fìa GHSC Holding, Inc., Grace NH, Inc., Asbestos Management, Inc.), Monolith Enterprises, Inc., Monroe Street, Inc., MR Holdings Corp. (fìa Nestor-BNA Holdings Corporation), MR Intermedco, Inc. (f/k/a Nestor-BNA, Inc.), MR Staffing Systems, Inc. (fìa British Nursing Association, Inc.), Remedium Group, Inc. (fìa Environmental Liability Management, Inc., E&C Liquidating Corp., Emerson & Cuming, Inc.), Southern Oil, Resin & Fiberglass, Inc., Water Street Corporation, Axial Basin
Ranch Company, CC Parters (fìa Cross Countr Staffng), Hayden-Gulch West Coal Company, and H-G

Coal Company.

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for the Distrct of Delaware, entered August 12, 2008, affirming the Order of the United States

Bankptcy Court for the Distrct of Delaware entered on April 13, 2007, denying Debtors'
Motion to Expand the Preliminary Injunction to Include Actions Against the State of

Montana.

In appealing from the distrct court's Order, Grace appeals from any and all orders
ancilary thereto, including (but not limited to) the Bankptcy Cour's March 27,2008 Denial of

Debtors' Motion for Reconsideration of Court's Opinion and Order Denying Debtors' Motion
for Expansion of Preliminary Injunction, as well as any and all interlocutory judgments, decrees,

decisions, rulings, and opinions that merged into, became part of, shaped, or are related to these
Orders, or upon which these Orders are based.

Dated: September 4, 2008

KIAN & ELLIS LLP
David M. Bernick, P.C.
Janet S. Baer

Salvatore Bianca 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: (312) 861-2000
Facsimile: (312) 861-2200

-and-

KILAND & ELLIS LLP
Chrstopher Landau, P.c. Elizabeth M. Locke 655 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 879-5000
Facsimile: (202) 879-5200

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PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP

La a avis Jones (Bar No. 2436)

eO~

Ja s E. O'Neil (Bar No. 4042) Kathleen P. Makowski (Bar No. 3648) Timothy P. Cairns (Bar No. 4228)
919 North Market Street, 17th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone: (302) 652-4100
Facsimile: (302) 652-4400

Co-Counsel for the Debtors/Appellants

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWAR
INRE:
W. R. GRACE & CO., et al.
Debtors.

) )
) No. 08-246 (RJB) ) ) ) On Appeal From The U.S. Bankptcy
) Court for the Distrct of Delaware

1

W. R. GRACE & CO., et al.
Appellants,
v.

) ) ) Bankptcy Case No. 01-1139 (JKF)
) Adv. Proc. No. 01-771 (JKF)

)

LIBBY CLAIMANTS,
Appellees.

) ) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, James E. O'Neil, hereby certify that on the 4th day of September, 2008, I the Notice of Appeal to be served on the individuals on the attached service

caused a copy of

list( s) in the manner indicated:

The Debtors consist of the following 62 entities: W. R. Grace & Co. (fìa Grace Specialty Chemicals, Inc.), W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., A-I Bit & Tool Co., Inc., Alewife Boston Ltd., Alewife Land Corporation, Amcon, Inc., CB Biomedical, Inc. (fìa Circe Biomedical, Inc.), CCHP, Inc., Coalgrace, Inc., Coalgrace II, Inc., Creative Food 'N Fun Company, Darex Puerto Rico, Inc., Del Taco Restaurants, Inc., Dewey and Almy, LLC

(f/k/a Dewey and Almy Company), Ecarg, Inc., Five Alewife Boston Ltd., G C Limited Parters I, Inc. (fìa

Grace Cocoa Limited Parters I, Inc.), G C Management, Inc. (f/k/a Grace Cocoa Management, Inc.), GEC
Management Corporation, GN Holdings, Inc., GPC Thomasvile Corp., Gloucester New Communities

Company, Inc., Grace A-B Inc., Grace A-B II Inc., Grace Chemical Company of Cuba, Grace Culinar Systems,

Inc., Grace Driling Company, Grace Energy Corporation, Grace Environmental, Inc., Grace Europe, Inc., Grace H-G Inc., Grace H-G II Inc., Grace Hotel Services Corporation, Grace International Holdings, Inc. (f/ka Dearborn International Holdings, Inc.), Grace Offshore Company, Grace PAR Corporation, Grace Petroleum Libya Inc., Grace Tarpon Investors, Inc., Grace Ventues Corp., Grace Washington, Inc., W. R. Grace Capital
Corporation, W. R. Grace Land Corporation, Gracoal, Inc., Gracoal II, Inc., Guanica-Caribe Land Development Corporation, Hanover Square Corporation, Homco International, Inc., Kootenai Development Company, L B Realty, Inc., Litigation Management, Inc. (fìa GHSC Holding, Inc., Grace NH, Inc., Asbestos Management, Inc.), Monolith Enterprises, Inc., Monroe Street, Inc., MR Holdings Corp. (fìa Nestor-BNA Holdings Corporation), MR Intermedco, Inc. (f/k/a Nestor-BNA, Inc.), MR Staffing Systems, Inc. (fìa British Nursing Association, Inc.), Remedium Group, Inc. (fìa Environmental Liability Management, Inc., E&C Liquidating Corp., Emerson & Cuming, Inc.), Southern Oil, Resin & Fiberglass, Inc., Water Street Corporation, Axial Basin Ranch Company, CC Parters (f/k/a Cross Countr Staffng), Hayden-Gulch West Coal Company, and H-G Coal Company.

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W.R. Grace - Montana District Court Appeal Service List (08-246)
Dist. Ct. Case No. 08-246
Doc. No. 137705

03 - Hand Delivery

Hand Delivery

Montana) Francis A. Monaco, Jr., Esquire Kevin J. Mangan, Esquire Womble Carlyle Sandrdge & Rice PLLC
(Appellant - State of

222 Delaware Avenue, 15th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19801
Hand Delivery (Appellee - Libby Claimants) Kern King Mumford, Esquire Landis Rath & Cobb LLP 919 Market Street, Suite 600 P.O. Box 2087

Wilmington, DE 19899
Hand Delivery (Appellee - Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants) Marla Rosoff Eskin, Esquire Campbell & Levine 800 North King Street, Suite 300 Wilmington, DE 19801

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W. R. Grace Core Group Service List Case No. 01-1139 (JKF)
Document Number: 27348

Hand Delivery (Counsel for The Chase Manhattan Bank)

07 - Hand Delivery 11 - First Class Mail
(Counsel to Debtors and Debtors in Possession) Laura Davis Jones, Esquire James E. 0 'Neil, Esquire Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP 919 North Market Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899-8705
(Copy Service)
Parcels, Inc.

Mark D. Collns, Esquire Deborah E. Spivack, Esquire Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899
Hand Delivery (Counsel for Property Damage Claimants) Michael B. Joseph, Esquire Ferry & Joseph, P.A. 824 Market Street, Suite 904 P.O. Box 1351

Wilmington, DE 19899
Hand Delivery (United States Trustee) David Klauder, Esquire Office of the United States Trustee 844 King Street, Room 2311

Vito i. DiMaio 10th & King Streets Wilmington, DE 19801
Hand Delivery (Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors) Michael R. Lastowski, Esquire Richard W. Riley, Esquire

Wilmington, DE 19801
Hand Delivery (Equity Committee Counsel)

Duane, Morrs & Heckscher LLP 1100 North Market Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801-1246
Hand Delivery (Local Counsel to DIP Lender) Steven M. Yoder, Esquire The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 P.O. Box 25130

Teresa K. D. Currer Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
1 000 West Street, Suite 1410

Wilmington, DE 19801

First Class Mail
(Counsel to Debtor) David B. Bernick, P.C. Janet Baer, Esquire Kirkland & Ells LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601

Wilmington, DE 19899
Hand Delivery (Local Counsel to Asbestos Claimants) Marla Eskin, Esquire Mark T. Hurford Campbell & Levine 800 North King Street, Suite 300

First Class Mail
(W. R. Grace & Co.) Mark Shelniz W.R. Grace and Co. 7500 Grace Drive Columbia, MD 21044

Wilmington, DE 19801

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First Class Mail
(Offcial Committee of

Unsecured

First Class Mail (Counsel to Offcial Committee of
Unsecured Creditors) Wiliam S. Katchen, Esquire Duane Morris LLP 744 Broad Street Suite 1200 Newark, NJ 07102-3889

Creditors)
Lewis Krger, Esquire

Kenneth Pasquale, Esquire Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 180 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038-4982

First Class Mail
(Offcial Committee of

First Class Mail
Personal Injury
(Counsel to DIP Lender) J. Douglas Bacon, Esquire Latham & Watkins Sears Tower, Suite 5800 Chicago, IL 60606

Claimants) Elihu Inselbuch, Esquire Rita Tobin, Esquire Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
375 Park Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10152

First Class Mail
Property Damage
(Counsel for David T. Austern) Roger Frankel, Esquire Richard H. Wyron, Esquire Matthew W. Cheney, Esquire Orrck Herrngton & Sutcliffe LLP Columbia Center
1152 15th Street, N.W.

First Class Mail
(Official Committee of

Claimants) Scott L. Baena, Esquire Member Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP First Union Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500
Miami, FL 33131

Washington, DC 20005-1706

First Class Mail
(Counsel to David T. Austern, Future Claimant's Representative) Philips, Goldman & Spence, P.A. John C. Philips, Jr. 1200 North Broom Street Wilmington, DE 19806

First Class Mail
(Equity Committee Counsel) Philip Bentley, Esquire Douglas Mannal, Esquire Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

First Class Mail
Peter Van N. Lockwood, Esquire Julie W. Davis, Esquire Trevor W. Swett, III, Esquire Nathan D. Finch, Esquire Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered One Thomas Circle, N.W. Washington, DC 20005