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April 5, 2005
The Honorable Kent A. Jordan
United States District Judge
United States District Court
District of Delaware
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Lock Box l0
Wilmington DE l980l
RE: Joseph Lawrence Curry v. Dover Police Department and Gregory
Hopkins, C.A. No. 04—l75—KAJ
Dear Judge Jordan:
I represent the Dover Police Department in this litigation.
Please accept this letter as the interim status report required by
paragraph 7 of the November l8, 2004, scheduling order entered in
this case.
On September 8, 2004, co—counsel Daniel A. Griffith, Esquire,
filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint against the
Dover Police Department for failure to state a claim upon which
relief may be granted. Briefing on the motion was completed on
January 7, 2005, with the filing of Defendant's reply brief.
The reference of the matter to the United States Magistrate did
not reSOlv€ the Case.
The nature of the matters is issue include the liability of each
defendant and the nature and extent of plaintiff's injuries.
Defendant Dover Police Department adheres to its position that
plaintiff has failed to properly plead a viable claim against it.
Defendant Gregory Hopkins denies plaintiff's allegation that he
employed excessive force or violated any of plaintiff's
constitutional, statutory, or common law rights. Both defendants
deny that plaintiff suffered the injuries claimed.

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Discovery is progressing. The plaintiff's deposition will be
noticed within the next few weeks. I expect that discovery will
be completed by May 20, 2005, in accordance with the Court's
scheduling order.
Very truly yours,]
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WILLIAM W. PEPPER SR.
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Daniel A. Griffith, Esquire
Joseph Lawrence Curry

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