UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                       Plaintiff,                   v. MICROSEMI CORPORATION,                   Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 1:08 CV 1311 Judge: Trenga, Anthony J. Filed: December 30, 2008 Hearing Date: January 9, 2009

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SEAL EXHIBIT 8 TO PLAINTIFF'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Plaintiff, through its undersigned counsel, respectfully requests that this Court enter an order sealing an exhibit that Plaintiff submitted to support its Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. The document at issue contains competitively sensitive information submitted to Plaintiff by Defendant Microsemi Corporation ("Microsemi"). This relief is sought on an interim basis, pending the entry by the Court of a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Respectfully submitted,

_______________/s/________________ LOWELL STERN (VA Bar #33460) Counsel for the United States Trial Attorney Antitrust Division, Litigation II Section United States Department of Justice 1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 3000 Washington, D.C. 20530 (202) 514-3676 (202) 307-6283 (fax) Lowell.Stern@usdoj.gov

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 30th day of December, 2008, I will electronically file the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following:

Michael Antalics
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

Jeffrey William Kilduff
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20006

Kimberly Anne Newman
Hunton & Williams
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006