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July 13, 2006
BY E-FILING
The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
United States District Court
844 King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Re: T elccrclia Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel USA, Inc.
Civil Action No. 04-874-GMS
Dear Judge Sleet:
On July 10, 2006, Defendant Alcatel USA, Inc. ("Alcatel") timely filed a Motion
for Mandatory Stay of Proceedings pursuant to 28 USC § l659(a), requesting the Court to enter a
stay of the current action. There is no question that the requested stay should be granted because,
pursuant to the statute, "the district court shall stay proceedings in the civil action" (emphasis
added) where, as here, Alcatel is a Respondent in the ITC Investigation instituted by Telcordia,
which alleges inliingement of the same patents asserted against Alcatel in this action.
Moreover, Telcordia’s July ll, 2006 letter to Your Honor acknowledges Alcatel’s
"statuto1y right (under 28 USC §l659) to stay the action before this Court," and expresses no
objection to Your Honor promptly granting Alcatel’s Motion.
Because the next round of expert reports in this action will be due next Friday, and
Alcatel wishes to avoid the continuing expense of defending against Telcordia’s patent claims
here while it is simultaneously defending against them in the ITC (which is the underlying
purpose of the mandatory stay provision), Alcatel would appreciate Your Honor approving the
Order Granting Motion (a copy of which is annexed hereto) at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
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