IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,	)

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Plaintiff,	)

)	Civil Action No.1:03-CV-00434 (HHK)

v.	)

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SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.,	)

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Defendant.	)

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ORDER

This Matter, having come before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time for Plaintiff to file its Reply Memorandum in response to the Defendant's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Compliance with Plaintiff's Discovery Requests and for an Extension of Time for Jurisdictional Discovery, and

It Appearing, that the Motion is uncontested and should be granted for good cause shown, it is hereby

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time for Plaintiff to file its Reply Memorandum in response to the Defendant's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Compliance with Plaintiff's Discovery Requests and for an Extension of Time for Jurisdictional Discovery is granted and the Plaintiff shall have until July 25, 2003 to file any such Reply Memorandum.

ENTERED this _____ day of ___________, 2003.

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Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.

United States District Judge

COPIES TO:

Nina B. Hale

U.S. Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

325 7th Street, N.W. Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20004

Thomas G. Slater, Jr.

Hunton & Williams

Riverfront Plaza, East Tower

951 East Byrd Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074