IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re:                     :
                           :   CHAPTER 11
FEDERAL-MOGUL GLOBAL, Inc  :
                           :   BANKRUPTCY NO. 01-10578
                           :   (jointly administered)
    Debtor.                :

ORDER 1) DENYING THE MOTIONS TO TRANSFER THE "FRICTION PRODUCTS
CLAIMS" AND 2) REMANDING THE FRICTION PRODUCTS CLAIMS

motions of parties, denominated in the prior Orders of the Court as

the "Friction Products Defendants," to transfer to this District into

the above-captioned proceedings the claims against the movants

previously denominated "Friction Products Claims"; and the Court

having previously granted this motion on a provisional basis and the

Friction Products Claims having already neen provisionally transferred

to this Court subject to a plenary hearing on the motion to transfer;

and the Court having previously given notice to the parties that it

would consider arguments directed to subject matter jurisdiction,

abstention and remand in ruling upon the movants' applications; and

the Court having reviewed the submissions of counsel and heard oral

argument; and for the reasons set forth on the record at the hearing

on those motions today, as supplemented by a written Opinion to

follow; and for good cause shown

    It is this 8th day of February 2002

    ORDERED that the motions to transfer the Friction Products Claims are denied, and it is further

    ORDERED that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the Friction Products Claims, and it is further

    ORDERED that the Friction Products Claims are remanded to the state courts from which they were removed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447, and it is further

    ORDERED that, in the alternative, the Friction Products Claims are remanded to the state courts from which they were removed pursuant to U.S.C. § 1452.

Alfred M. Wolin U.S.D.J.