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November 26, 2007
VIA HAND DELIVERY & E-FILING
The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
United States District Court
District of Delaware
844 King Street
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Re: Aisiu Seiki C0., Ltd v. B0:ggWm·r1e:; Inc.
C.A. N0. 0'7·512 (SLR)
Dear Judge Robinson,
On November 14, 2007, Defendants BorgWarr1er Inc. and BorgWarner Morse TEC, Inc.
(collectively "BorgWarner’°) tiled their Motion Under 28 U.S.Cr § l404(a) to Transfer Case to
the Northern District of Illinoisr (DI I3.) In BotgWarner’s Opening Brief, BorgWarner noted
that it had tiled a Motion to Postpone Consideration of Aisin Seiki, Co. Ltd and Aisin
Automotive Casting Tennessee, lnc’s Motion to Transfer in the Northern District of Illinois
(collectively "Aisin") (D.I. I4 at 2 n.3.) BorgWarner advised the Illinois court that Borg`Warner
(and apparently Aisin Seiki) desire both cases to be in a single forum Thus, if this Court
declined to transfer the present case to Illinois, Borgwarner would not oppose Aisin’s motion to
transfer the Illinois case to this Court. Accordingly, BorgWarner asked the Northern District of
illinois to postpone consideration of Aisin’s motion to transfer the Illinois case to this Court in
order to permit this Court to decide BorgWarner’s motion to transfer the present case to Illinois.
(D.l. 14 at Ex. D.)
On November 20, 2007, the Northern District oflliinois denied BorgWarner’s Motion to
Postpone. Accordingly, the Northern District of Illinois will consider Aisin’s transfer motion
without waiting for this Court’s decision on BorgWarner’s transfer motion.
A consolidated brieiing schedule has recently been set in the Northern District of illinois
to accommodate a second transfer motion tiled by co·defendant Hilite International Inc.
(“Hilite"). BorgWarner’s response brief to Aisin’s transfer motion is due on December 10, 2007i
Aisin and I-Iilite’s reply briefs are due on January 18, 2008. In light of the statements made in
BorgWarner’s motion tiled in this Court regarding the motion to postpone the decision in
Illinois, BorgWarner wanted to advise the Court of the decision of the illinois court on the
motion to postpone.
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The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
November 26, 2007
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Respectfully,
Anne Shea Gaza (#4093)
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