District Court, District of Columbia August 22, 2003, Nos. CIV.A. 00-1415(PLF), CIV.A. 00-1454(PLF) (Keystone Tobacco Co. v. United States Tobacco Co.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court for consideration of plaintiffs’ Motion for Modification of the Court’s December 6, 2002 Order Relating to Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Preclude Settlement Discussions with Individual Plaintiffs or, Alternatively, for Certification of Interlocutory Appeal.