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Pepper Hamilton LLP
Attorneys at Law
3000 Two Logan Square
Eighteenth & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
215.981.4000
Fax 215.981.4750
215.981.4148
[email protected]
April 21, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Russell Mancuso
Re: Careside, Inc. (File No. 000-25545)
Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form 8-A
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Careside, Inc., we hereby request the
withdrawal of Careside's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 11,
1999 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating
to Careside's common stock.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, do not
hesitate to contact Julia D. Corelli at 215.981.4325 or to Barry M. Abelson at
215.981.4282.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JOHN P. DUKE
John P. Duke
cc: W. Vickery Stoughton
Barry M. Abelson, Esq.
Julia D. Corelli, Esq.
