UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION In re: ) ) COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION, et al.

, ) ) Debtors. ) Chapter 11 Case No. 05-55927-SWR (Jointly Administered) Honorable Steven W. Rhodes

NOTICE OF MOTION OF COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOOR COVERINGS GROUP, INC. FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER ALLOWING LATE-FILED PROOF OF CLAIM PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Collins & Aikman Floor Coverings, Inc. has filed its Motion for Entry of an Order Allowing Late-Filed Proof of Claim (the Motion). Your rights may be affected. You should read these papers carefully and discuss them with your attorney, if you have one in this bankruptcy case. (If you do not have an attorney, you may wish to consult one.) If you do not want the Court to grant the relief sought in the Motion, or if you want the Court to consider your views on the Motion, then on or before July 28, 2006, you or your attorney must: 1. File a written response or answer, explaining your position at: United States Bankruptcy Court 211 West Fort Street, Suite 2100 Detroit, Michigan 48226 If you mail your response to the Court for filing, you must mail it early enough so that the Court will receive it on or before the date stated above. 2. Serve a copy of your response so that it is received on or before July 28, 2006 upon: Robert D. Gordon and Susanna C. Brennan Clark Hill PLC 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3435 If a response is timely filed and served, the Clerk of the Court will schedule a hearing on the Motion and you will be served with a notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing.

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If you do not file and serve a response to the Motion as set forth above, the Court may decide that you do not oppose the relief sought in the Motion and may enter an order granting that relief without conducting a hearing. CLARK HILL PLC

By:_______________________________ Robert D. Gordon (P48627) Susanna C. Brennan (P67018) 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3435 (313) 965-8300 Attorneys for Collins & Aikman Floor Coverings, Inc. Dated: July 10, 2006

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