12/05/07 NED 15:24 FAX 1 213 680 8500 KIRKLAND&EI.I.I S LIT 41 00 2 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP &NO AMIIATID INL110.11941/1 777 South Figueroa Sent Loa Angelo. California 90011 Kenneth W Starr VIA FACSIMILE (3051 530-6444 Honorable IL Alexander Acosta United States Attorney United States Attorney's Off