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The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
Chief Judge
United States District Court
District of Delaware
844 North King Street ‘
Lock Box 19 ‘
Wiimington, Delaware 19801
Re: Smilow v. Barrett, et al. — CA. No. 08—cv—93-JJF
Tobias v. Barrett, et ai. — C. A. No. 08-—cv-103
Dear Chief Judge Sleet:
We are co—·counsel, along with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, for defendants in
the above-referenced derivative actions. The Smilow action has been assigned to Judge Farnan
“in lieu of Vacant Judgeship" and the Tobias action is currently unassigned. Because plaintiffs
civil cover sheets failed to indicate a related action, 1 am writing pursuant to Local Rule 3.l(b) to
advise the Court of det`endants’ position that the derivative actions should be considered as
related to In re Intel Corp. Mcroprocessor Antitrust Litigation, MDL-05-rnd—Ol717-JSF (the
"l\/IDL Action"), which is assigned to Judge Farnan. Because the MDL Action and the
derivative actions are related, we request that the derivative actions be permanentiy assigned to
Judge Farnan. Permanent assignment of the case to Judge Farnan would also avoid "substantiai
duplication of iabor if heard by different jndges," given his knowledge ofthe underlying antitrust .
claims. _
I am available at Your Honor’s convenience should Your Honor have any j
questions or comments.
RespectfuiiE,_
Stephen C. Norman (#2686)
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The Honorabie Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. (By E-File)
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