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Case 1:07-cv—00136-***-MPT Document 8 Filed 05/18/2007 Page 1 of 2
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A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SAMUEL A. NOLEN WILMINGTON, DEEAWARE IQBOI D';;";§éA?_;;;B;R
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May 18,2007
BY CM/ECF & HAND DELIVERY I
Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, U.S.M.J. l
United States District Court for the I
District of Delaware
. J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building L_
844 N. King Street I
Lockbox 8
Wilmington, DE 19801
Re: Kenneth Becker, et ol. v. Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC et al.
Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-136
Dear Magistrate Judge Thynge: I
By Order dated March 23, 2007, this Court entered a stay of all proceedings in
this case pending a decision by the Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL") Panel. That Order also E
required counsel for all parties to provide a status report to this Court indicating the status ofthe I
petition before the MDL Panel no later than May 28, 2007. Please accept this letter, submitted 1
on behalf of all counsel, as that status report. 4
The MDL petition is on the agenda for the May 31, 2007 meeting of the MDL
Panel. Although there is no guarantee as to when the MDL Panel may decide the petition, it is I
anticipated that a decision will be made in approximately four to six weeks after the May 31 I
hearing.
Samuel A. Nolen (#971)
SAN/meh
RLFI-2152015-1

Case 1 :07-cv-00136-***-MPT Document 8 Filed 05/18/2007 Page 2 of 2
Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, U.S.M.J.
May 18, 2007
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cc: Kevin F. Brady, Esq. o
(Attorney for Plaintiffs)
Joel Friedlander, Esq. ‘
Donald H. Tucker, Esq. .
(Attorneys for Defendant The Pantry, Inc.)
Tristan L. Duncan, Esq. i
(Attorney for Defendants Marathon Petroleum
Company, LLC, Murphy Oil Corporation and
Speedway Superamerica, LLC)
Ernest]. Getto, Esq. E
(Attorney for Chevron U.S.A., Inc.) `
Craig J. De Recat, Esq. i
(Attorney for Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company) L
Brian I. Molloy, Esq.
(Attorney for Wilco Hess LLC) ·
RLFI-3153015-1