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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (67364)	4/15/2002 6:35:57 PM
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To All Softees:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday declined to back Microsoft Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) effort to throw out claims that nine states have made against it on grounds that a proposed antitrust settlement has already been reached with the federal government. ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft in February had asked the judge in the landmark antitrust case to dismiss the states' proposed antitrust sanctions, arguing that they lack standing without the federal government's support. The legal maneuver sparked objections from many states, even some who had agreed to the settlement, as it trampled on their rights to pursue antitrust matters under federal law. ``The United States finds no definitive case law that would require granting the relief Microsoft seeks as a matter of law,'' the U.S. Justice Department said in a filing with U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. At the same time, the department said the states do not have as much authority as the federal government. And it said the judge should be ``particularly cautious'' about their demands for antitrust sanctions. The states' case ``is not an appropriate vehicle for pursuing the interest of private individuals or commercial entities,'' the department said in its brief. JFD

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