Free Status Report - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE TESLA INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. DAVID C. WALDMANN, LYNDOL W. HOLLINGSWORTH, CHARLES MINNICK a/k/a CHUCK MINNICK and NEW MILLENIUM TOOLS, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No.: 06-CV-055 GMS

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JOINT STATUS REPORT To the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, District Judge: 1. Plaintiff Tesla recently retained new counsel to represent it in this action. New

counsel Reger Rizzo Kavulich & Darnall LLP entered their appearance on November 28, 2007. 2. Tesla's prior counsel filed motions to withdraw as counsel, which have been

approved by the Court. 3. Settlement discussions regarding the remaining claims between Tesla and

Waldmann have been continuing up to and through the time of the retention of new counsel. However, no final settlement agreement regarding the remaining claims has yet been achieved. Counsel anticipates that settlement negotiations will continue while Tesla's new counsel undertakes review of the voluminous file materials to become thoroughly acquainted with the remaining issues in the case. 4. Tesla's new counsel has been diligently attempting to obtain complete

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copies of prior counsel's files. As of December 28, 2007, prior counsel has confirmed that the file materials will be compiled and delivered to current counsel's offices by January 4, 2008. While current counsel has reviewed the significant file materials available from the Court files and from the client's files, a complete review of prior counsel's files must be undertaken in order to conclude the review and evaluation of the file and to allow for conclusion of settlement discussions. 5. The parties believe and respectfully request that they will be in position to report

to the Court in 30 days regarding the conclusion of settlement negotiations and whether a further Trial Scheduling Order will be required.

REGER RIZZO KAVULICH & DARNALL LLP /s/ Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Esquire Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Esquire Delaware State Bar I.D. No. 3374 1001 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 202 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-3611 Attorney for Plaintiff Tesla Industries, Inc. Dated: January 2, 2008

STEVENS & LEE, P. C.

/s/ John D. Demmy John D. Demmy, Esquire 1105 North Market Street, 7th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 425-3308 Facsimile: (610) 371-8515 E-mail: [email protected] -andSUSANIN, WIDMAN & BRENNAN, P.C. John A. Adams 455 South Gulph Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attorneys for David C. Waldmann Dated: January 2, 2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE TESLA INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. DAVID C. WALDMANN, LYNDOL W. HOLLINGSWORTH, CHARLES MINNICK a/k/a CHUCK MINNICK and NEW MILLENIUM TOOLS, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No.: 06-CV-055 GMS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, the undersigned, do hereby certify on this 2nd day of January, 2008, that a true and correct copy of the Joint Status Report have been served electronically by Lexis Nexis File & Serve and/or by first class mail, postage prepaid, upon the following: VIA E-MAIL & FIRST CLASS MAIL John A. Adams, Esq. Susanin Widman & Brennan, P.C. 455 S. Gulph Road, Suite 240 King of Prussia, PA 19406 VIA HAND DELIVERY John D. Demmy, Esquire Stevens & Lee, P.C. 1105 North Market St., 7th FL Wilmington, DE 19801

REGER RIZZO KAVULICH & DARNALL LLP /s/ Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Esquire Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Esquire Delaware State Bar I.D. No. 3374 1001 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 202 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-3611 Attorney for Plaintiff Tesla Industries, Inc.

Dated: January 2, 2008

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