Free Letter - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00554-SLR

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Y OUNG C ONAWAY S TARGATT & T AYLOR , LLP
BEN T. C ASTLE SHELDON N. S ANDLER RICHARD A. LEVINE RICHARD A. ZAPPA FREDERICK W. IOBST RICHARD H. M ORSE DAVID C. MCBRIDE JOSEPH M. N ICHOLSON CRAIG A. K ARSNITZ BARRY M. W ILLOUGHBY JOSY W. INGERSOLL ANTHONY G. FLYNN JEROME K. GROSSMAN EUGENE A. D IPRINZIO JAMES L. PATTON, JR. ROBERT L. THOMAS WILLIAM D. JOHNSTON TIMOTHY J. SNYDER BRUCE L. S ILVERSTEIN WILLIAM W. BOWSER LARRY J. TARABICOS RICHARD A. D ILIBERTO, JR. MELANIE K. SHARP CASSANDRA F. ROBERTS RICHARD J.A. POPPER TERESA A. CHEEK NEILLI MULLEN W ALSH JANET Z. CHARLTON ROBERT S. BRADY JOEL A. W AITE BRENT C. SHAFFER DANIEL P. JOHNSON CRAIG D. GREAR TIMOTHY J AY HOUSEAL MARTIN S. LESSNER PAULINE K. MORGAN C. BARR FLINN NATALIE WOLF LISA B. GOODMAN JOHN W. SHAW JAMES P. HUGHES, JR. EDWIN J. H ARRON MICHAEL R. NESTOR MAUREEN D. LUKE ROLIN P. BISSELL SCOTT A. HOLT JOHN T. DORSEY M. BLAKE CLEARY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS WRIGHT DANIELLE G IBBS JOHN J. PASCHETTO NORMAN M. POWELL ELENA C. NORMAN

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October 22, 2007

BY E-FILE The Honorable Sue L. Robinson United States District Court District of Delaware Lockbox 31 844 King Street U.S. Courthouse Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Re: Dear Judge Robinson: This letter is in response to the Court's Letter to the parties, dated October 5, 2007, (D.I. 6), regarding a proposed scheduling order in the above-referenced matter. Defendant Bank of America respectfully proposes the following changes: 1. Initial Disclosures. Defendant respectfully requests that a deadline be set for exchange of initial disclosures pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendant offers November 27, 2007, as a proposed date. 2. Discovery. Defendant respectfully requests that the discovery period be reduced. Defendant believes that minimal discovery will be required. Defendant offers February 4, 2008, as a proposed discovery cut-off date. 3. Summary Judgment Motions. Defendant respectfully requests that the parties be provided additional time to prepare summary judgment motions and responses. Defendant offers March 7, 2008, as the proposed deadline for Opening briefs and affidavits, Ashok Shah v. Bank of America; Civ. No. 07-554-SLR

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March 21, 2008, as the proposed deadline for Answering briefs and affidavits, and April 4, 2008, as the proposed deadline for Reply briefs and affidavits, if any. Respectfully Submitted,

Margaret M. DiBianca (No. 4539) MMD:y cc: Ashok Shah, Plaintiff Pro Se (via U.S. Mail Certified with Return Receipt Requested)

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