IN RE AGRIBIOTECH, INC., a Nevada corporation, Chapter 11, Debtor; Federal Tax I.D.# 85-0325742 AGRIBIOTECH CANADA, INC., a Canadian corporation, LAS VEGAS FERTILIZER CO., INC., a Nevada corporation, GARDEN WEST DISTRIBUTORS, INC., an Arizona corporation, GEO. W. HILL CO., INC., a Kentucky corporation.

Bankruptcy No. BK-S-00-10533-LBR (AgriBioTech, Inc.) Jointly Administered With: No. BK-S-00-10534-LBR (AgriBioTech Canada, Inc.) No. BK-S-00-10535-LBR (Las Vegas Fertilizer Co., Inc.) No. BK-S-00-10536-LBR (Garden West Distributors, Inc.) No. BK-S-00-10537-LBR (Geo. W. Hill Co., Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada.
December 4, 2002

Attorneys for Anthony H.N. Schnelling, Creditor Trustee: WILLIAM P. WEINTRAUB, ESQ. (SBN 108125); DAVID N. BERTENTHAL, ESQ. (SBN 167624); MALHAR S. PAGAY, ESQ. (SBN 189289); PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL, YOUNG
JONES P.C.; San Francisco, California.

JAMES PATRICK SHEA (SBN 0405); CANDACE C. CARLYON (SBN 02666); SHEA CARLYON, LTD.; Las Vegas, Nevada.

ORDER RE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2002, CONTINUED HEARING RE: CREDITOR TRUSTEE’S OBJECTIONS TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEE CLAIMS (SET SEVEN)
LINDA B. RIEGLE, United States Bankruptcy Judge

The Court, having reviewed the Objections of Creditor Trustee toCertain Employee Claims (Set Seven) (the “Objections”), the Notice ofCreditor Trustee Objections to Certain Employee Claims (Set Seven)
addressed to each claimant whose claim is the subject of the Objections and notices of the hearings regarding the objections; having determined that notice of the Objections was proper and appropriate under the circumstances; and having conducted a continued hearing regarding the Objections on September 6, 2002, at 3:30 p.m.;[1] Malhar S. Pagay of Pachulski, Stang, Zichl, Young Jones P.C. appeared on behalf of the Creditor Trustee. Other appearances were made as set forth in the record of these proceedings; and having considered the Objections, all pleadings filed in connection therewith, any responses to the Objections, and the arguments of counsel, and good cause appearing therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that, with respect to each claim identified in the Objections, the Objections are sustained, overruled or continued as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

________________________________________________________________ AgriBioTech, Inc. Objections to Employee Related Claims Set Seven Claim Objection List
Total per Name SCH OC# ABT Disposition of Claim

Patterson, Scott J. 696 61.15 Continued to December 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. ________________________________________________________________

[1] Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings set forth in the Objections.