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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

COMMISSIONERS: Wiliam E. Kovacic, Chairman

Pamela Jones Harbour

Jon Leibowitz

J. Thomas Rosch

A corporation.

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Docket No. 9327

Public

In the Matter of

Polyp ore International, Inc.,

MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL ONE-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE TO

LIMIT SUBPOENA SERVED BY RESPONDENT UPON THIRD PARTY

THE MOORE COMPANY AND TO SEEK COST REIMBURSEMENT

Third party The Moore Company hereby respectfully moves for an additional on~-day

extension of time -- to Tuesday, December 23,2008 -- to move to limit the subpoena served

upon it by Respondent Polypore International, Inc. ("Polypore") and to seek cost reimbursement.

In support of this motion, The Moore Company states as follows:

1. On November 6, 2008, Polypore served a Subpoena Duces Tecum (the

"Subpoena") on The Moore Company pursuant to Rule 3.34(b) of the Federal Trade

Commission's Rules of Practice For Adjudicative Proceedings, 16 C.F.R. § 3.34(b).

2. The Subpoena seeks documents in the possession of Amer-Sil, a Luxembourg

corponitiuii.

3. Following service ofthe Subpoena on The Moore Company, counsel for Polypore

and counsel for The Moore Company engaged in good faith negotiations in an attempt to reach

an agreement as to the scope of the Subpoena.

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4. Pending these negotiations, counsel for Polypore and The Moore Company

entered into several Stipulations extending The Moore Company's deadline for moving to limit

the Subpoena.

5. On December 1'6,2008, The Moore Company filed a motion for an extension of

time until Monday, December 22,2008 to move to limit the Subpoena and to seek cost

reimbursement.

6. Counsel for The More Company intended to fie its motion to limit the Subpoena

on December 22,2008. However, counsel for The Moore Company encountered unexpected

difficulties in communicating with its client, who resides overseas, and was unable to finalize its

motion by December 16, 2008.

7. Accordingly, The Moore Company seeks an additional one-day extension of time

-- to December 23,2008 -- to file its motion to limit the Subpoena and seek cost reimbursement.

8. The Moore Company intends to request that the Administrative Law Judge enter

an Order requiring Polypore to reimburse The Moore Company for its costs incured in

responding to the Subpoena, including costs incured in locating and producing documents in

compliance with the Subpoena.

9. The Moore Company wil not, however, delay document production during the

period that its cost reimbursement motion may be pending.

10. Counsel for The Moore Company attempted to contact counsel for Polypore, Eric

Welsh, to obtain his position on the requested relief. Counsel for The Moore Company was

unable to reach Attorney Welsh.

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WHEREFORE, The Moore Company respectfully seeks an additional one-day extension

of time to December 23,2008 to move to limit the subpoena served upon it by Respondent

Polypore and to seek cost reimbursement.

Respectfully submitted,

THE MOORE COMPANY

By its attorneys, ;- ,.

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Michael J. Connolly

Laura B. Angelini

HINCKLEY, ALLEN & SNYER LLP

28 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109-1775

(617) 345-9000

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 22,2008, I caused a copy of this document to be

served upon the following persons via first class mail, postage pre-paid:

Eric D. Welsh, Esq.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Three Wachovia Center, Suite 3000

401 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202-1935

(704) 372-9000

J. Robert Robertson, Esq.

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20580

Steven Dahm, Esq.

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20580

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE FEDERA TRADE COMMISSION

COMMISSIONERS: Wiliam E. Kovacic, Chairman

Pamela Jones Harbour

Jon Leibowitz

J. Thomas Rosch

A corporation.

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Docket No. 9327

Public

In the Matter of

Polypore International, Inc.,

ORDER

Upon consideration of the motion of The Moore Company, it is hereby ordered that the

time in which The Moore Company may move to limit the subpoena issued by Respondent,

Polypore International, Inc., and/or to seek cost reimbursement with respect to locating and

producing documents in compliance with said subpoena, is extended up to and including

December 23,2008.

ENTER:

Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell

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