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Case 1:07-cv-00409-SLR

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November 6, 2007

BY E-FILE
The Honorable Sue L. Robinson United States District Court 844 N. King Street Wilmington, DE 19801

Re:

Boston Scientific Scimed. Inc. and Boston Scientific Col . v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and Cordis Corn., C.A. Nos. 07-409-SLR, 07-348-SLR, 07-333

Dear Judge Robinson:
We are counsel for the plaintiffs, Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc. (together, "BSC"), in three, related declaratory judgment actions now pending before this Court. Those three actions have the same plaintiffs and defendants and each is styled Boston Scientific Corporation & Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc. & Cordis Corporation, Inc. They have been given the Civil Action Nos. 07-333-SLR, 07-348-SLR and 07-409-SLR. On October 10, 2007, this Court entered the proposed joint scheduling order worked out by the parties in Civil Action No. 07-409-SLR, which now governs discovery in that case. There has not been a scheduling conference ordered in either of the other two, related cases, however. After conferring with counsel for the defendants in these three actions, we write on behalf of all parties to jointly and respectfully request that the Court enter the same scheduling order in the 07-333-SLR and 07-348-SLR cases that already has been entered in the 07-409-SLR case. The parties have prepared and are enclosing with this letter for the Court's consideration such proposed joint scheduling orders for each of the 07-333-SLR and 07-348-SLR cases. The parties to these three cases agree that this would be the most efficient manner of handling

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discovery and trial of these three cases since they all involve the same parties, patents stemming from the same family, and the same BSC product. The parties also jointly note that a teleconference already has been scheduled with Magistrate Judge Stark for Tuesday, November 6, 2007 to discuss the possibility of mediation in the 07-409 SLR action. The parties suggest that that teleconference cover the other two, related cases as well.

Respectfully submitted,

Josy W. Ingersoll (No. 1088)

Enclosures cc: Steven J. Balick (with enclosures) (by hand delivery and e-mail)

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