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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK NtCHOL.AS G. ~;ARAUFI5 To: Kevin A. Malone K.RUPNICK, CAMPBELL, MALONE, ROSELLI, BUSER, SLAMA, HANCOCK, MCNELIS, L|BERMAN & MCKEE 700 Southeast Third Aveaue Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 Attorneys for Plaintiffs John J. Halloran, Jr. SPEISER KRAUSE NOLAN & GRAN1TO 34th Floor Two Grand Central Tower 140 East aSth Street New York, NY 10017 Attorneys for Plaintiff~ Ronald S. Rolfe CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE Worldwide Plaza 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019 Attorneys for Defendants British American Tobacco (lnvesm'ien~) Limited and British American Tobacco (South America) LTD. November 27, 2000 322226533

lrvln B. Nathan Craig A. Stewart ARNOLD & PORTER 399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022-4690 Attorneys for Defendants Philip Morris Companies, Inc. David M. Bemick Peter A. Bellacosa ICZRKLAND & ELLIS Citigroup Center 153 Fast 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Attorneys for Defendants Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and BATUS Tobacco Services Mary ELizabeth McGany SIMPSON THACITER & BARTLETT ,125 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017-3945 Attorneys for Dofeudant B.A.T. Industries p.l.c. Mark Selden JONES DAY KBAVIS & POGUE 599 Lexington Avenue New York~ New York 10022 Attorneys for Defendants RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, RJ ReTnonlds Tobacco International, lrtc., R.I Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. Re: The European Community v. R.IR Nabisco, Inc. et al. (00-CV-06617) Please find trammitted herewith a copy of the order, signed today by the Hon. Nicholas O. Oaraufis, referring the motiou of certain of the Defendants in the above-captioned case to disqualify counsel and dismiss complaints for prejudicial ethical violations by Plaintiffs' attorneys to United Slates Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky for a report and recommendation. A hard copy oft.his order will be sent to each of the attorneys listed above today by regular mail. Please do not hesitate to eallme if you do not receive the full __ pages of Sincerely, Michael Tremonte Law Clerk (718) 260-263 5 ,tJqfl3 7KI~ SI=I~d~D 322226534