                                                SLIP OP. 01-46

UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
BEFORE: HONORABLE JAMES L. WATSON, SENIOR JUDGE
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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL                              :          COURT NO. 87-07-00778
CO., LTD.,
                                                            :
                                   Plaintiff,
                                                            :
                 v.
                                                            :
UNITED STATES,
                                                            :
                                   Defendant.

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                                                 JUDGMENT

        In this case, issue was joined on October 19, 1987. No action has been taken by plaintiff
to prosecute this case since December 1, 1987, on which date the plaintiff stipulated with
defendant to a protective order. Accordingly, this action is dismissed for lack of prosecution.



DATED: April 17, 2001                                            ______________________________
       New York, New York                                           James L. Watson, Senior Judge
