NOTE: This order is n0nprecedentia1.

United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit IN RE SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC., SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. SFI OF TENNESSEE, LLC AND ASSOCIATED TRUSS_ & LUMBER CO., Petiti0n,ers.

Miscel1ane0us Docket No. 970 On Petiti0n for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in consolidated case nos. 09-CV-0337 and 10-CV-0082, Magis- trate Judge Char1es Everingham, IV.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ORDER The petitioners submit a petition for a writ of man- damus to direct the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate its September 30, 2010 order denying a motion to sever and transfer, to direct the district court to sever the claims against Associated Truss & Lu1nber C0., and to direct transfer of the claims against Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Si1npson Manufactur- ing Co., Inc. and SFI of Tennessee, LLC to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Califor- nia.

Upon consideration thereof IT fs ORDERED THAT: Eli-Land Corporation is directed to respond no later than December 3, 2010.

FoR THE CoUR'1‘ NOV 1 8 2010 Date /s/ Jan H0rbaly ' J an Horbaly __ Clerk cc: James P. Martin, Esq.

John J. Edmonds, Esq.

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