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Case 1:07-cv-00674-SLR-LPS

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Filed 08/27/2008

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Y OUNG C ONAWAY S TARGATT & T AYLOR , LLP
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August 27, 2008 BY E-FILE The Honorable Leonard P. Stark United States District Court for the District of Delaware 844 N. King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Re: Dougherty v. ASDI, Inc. C.A. No. 07-674-SLR/LPS

Dear Judge Stark: I am writing on behalf and with the consent of all parties in the above-referenced matter regarding the mediation scheduled with Your Honor on September 16, 2008. (D. I. 16). After hearing oral arguments on Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (D.I. 41), Your Honor submitted recommended findings to Judge Robinson on June 25, 2008. (D.I. 63). The proposed findings, if adopted, would fundamentally change the landscape of the legal claims. Therefore, the parties respectfully submit that, in light of the posture of the case, mediation is not needed at this time and request that the mediation be postponed indefinitely. A Stipulation and proposed Order is attached for the Court's convenience. Counsel, as always, is available at the Court's discretion.

Sincerely yours,

Margaret M. DiBianca (Bar I.D. 4539)
MMD:sec cc: All Noticed Counsel (via CM/ECF)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JOHN J. DOUGHERTY, Plaintiff, v. ALAN BLIZE, and ASDI INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-674-SLR/LPS

STIPULATION TO POSTPONE MEDIATION It is hereby stipulated by and between the parties in the above-captioned matter that the mediation scheduled for September 16, 2008, (D.I. 16) shall be postponed indefinitely. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Matthew F. Boyer Matthew F. Boyer (Bar I.D. 2564) Timothy M. Holly (Bar I.D. 4106) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP The Nemours Building 1007 North Orange Street, P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Telephone: (302) 884-6585 Facsimile: (302) 658-0380 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Dated: August 27, 2008 IT IS SO ORDERED this ___ day of _________, 2008. /s/ Margaret M. DiBianca Barry M. Willoughby, Esq. (Bar I.D. 1016) Margaret M. DiBianca, Esq. (Bar I.D. 4539) YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP The Brandywine Building, 17th Floor 1000 West Street, P.O. Box 391 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391 Telephone: (302) 571-5008 Facsimile: (302) 576-3286 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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