Free Letter - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00833-KAJ

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Filed 08/05/2005

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MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL
1201 N O R T H M A R K E T S T R E E T P.O. B O X 1347 W ILM IN G T O N , D E L AW AR E 19899-1347 302 658 9200 302 658 3989 F AX
M AR Y E L LE N N O R E IK A 302-575-7278
M N O R E I K A @ M N AT . C O M

August 5, 2005

BY ELECTRONIC FILING The Honorable Kent A. Jordan United States District Court 844 King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Re: Dear Judge Jordan: Attached is a proposed stipulation extending the time for the parties to file and serve expert reports in this case. The extension is requested in order to allow the parties time to complete certain fact discovery and to allow experts an opportunity to consider the information obtained. In addition, consistent with the Court's ruling during the teleconference last week, the proposed stipulation puts off certain discovery relating to inequitable conduct pending the Court's decision on the motion to strike and dismiss defendants' pleading of inequitable conduct (D.I. 55). The extension does not alter the ultimate date for close of discovery. If the stipulation meets with the Court's approval, the parties request that the Court sign and enter it. Respectfully, /s/ Maryellen Noreika Maryellen Noreika MN/bls cc: John G. Day, Esquire (By Hand) Pharmacia & Upjohn Company v. Sicor, Inc. and Sicor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., C.A. No. 04-833 (KAJ)