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ATTORNEY GENERAL wnimmerow, DELAWARE 1sac1 TTY (302) 577-5783 j
A September 5, 2007
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The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge I
U.S. District Court |
844 N. King Street _ I
Lock Box 8
Wilmington, DE 19801
RE: Ward v. T aglor, et al., CA. No. 04-139]-*** I
Dear Judge Thynge:
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This letter will serve as follow up to the State Defendants’ interim status report is
(D.l. 70), and the status teleconference that was held on August 23, 2007 (D.l. 75). As
you may recall, the primary topic of discussion at that teleconference was the feasibility
of mediation, currently scheduled for September 18, 2007, given the discovery record and
posture of this case.
` At the teleconference you indicated you wished to confer with Carl C. Danberg,
Commissioner of Correction (as representative of State Defendants) to discuss the subject
of mediation. l understand that that conversation took place by telephone. Also, since
the teleconference I have reviewed the additional discovery responses filed by Plaintiff s
counsel on August 22, 2007 (D.l. 71). i
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Mr. Danberg and I have discussed the matter again, and the State Defendants’ i
position remains that a mediation would be premature at this time. Accordingly,
Defendants respectfully request that the September 18, 2007 mediation conference in this
case be removed from the Court’s calendar (D.l. 62). State Defendants, of course, do not
foreclose the possibility of mediation at a later date, dependent on the outcome of the i
upcoming summary judgment proceedings. I
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Case 1 :04-cv-01391-JJF Document 77 Filed O9/05/2007 Page 2 of 2 §
If the Court has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Stephani J. Ballard
Stephani J. Ballard
Deputy Attorney General
cc: Carl C. Danberg, Commissioner of Correction (via email)
Jeffrey K. Martin, Esquire (via CM/ECF)
Daniel McKenty, Esquire (via CM/ECF)
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