SanDisk announced that in its case involving Ritek and Pretec Electronics, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted defendant Pretec's motion for summary judgment of non-infringement on the same ground that summary judgment was previously granted for defendant Ritek Corporation in October 2003. The District Court's grant of summary judgment merely <A HREF="http://www.sandisk.com/pressrelease/20040503.html">extends the effect of the Court's October 2003 order</A> to Pretec CompactFlash memory cards.