IN RE MERCEDES-BENZ ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION

WILLIAM H. WALLS, District Judge

It is on this 6th day of January, 2005,

ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike the Affidavits of Anthony P. LaSpada and R. Craig Romaine is DENIED;

Plaintiffs shall take the deposition of Anthony LaSpada by January 14, 2005, the costs of which shall be borne by MBUSA; and

The parties shall confer with the Court to set up a schedule for filing supplemental briefs as a result of the deposition of Mr. LaSpada.