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 EDMON L. MORTON JOHN E. TRACEY

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April 8, 2008

BY E-FILE The Honorable Sue L. Robinson United States District Judge U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware 844 North King Street, Room 4209 Lock Box 31 Wilmington, DE 19801 Re: Ashok Shah v. Bank of America, C.A. No. 07-554

Dear Judge Robinson: Defendant Bank of America respectfully submits this response to Plaintiff's letter to the Court, which was filed on April 4, 2008, in the above-referenced matter. (D.I. 13). In his letter, Plaintiff asks that the discovery period, which closed on the same day as his letter, be extended. (D.I. 13). The Scheduling Order approved by this Court provides that "[a]ll discovery in this case shall be initiated so that it will be completed on or before April 4, 2008." (D.I. 9). Despite this clear admonition, Plaintiff failed to pursue discovery in any way during the over four-month discovery period permitted by the Court. Plaintiff's apparent disinterest in the discovery process extended to his failure to produce any initial disclosures pursuant to Rule 26(a) or to timely respond to Defendant's discovery requests. Defendant respectfully submits that Plaintiff's request for an extension of the discovery period, filed on the discovery deadline, fails to show good cause pursuant to Federal

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The Honorable Sue L. Robinson April 8, 2008 Page 2 Rule 16(b)(4) for the requested extension. Accordingly, Defendant asks the Court to deny Plaintiff's request for an extension of the discovery deadline. As always, counsel is available at the Court's convenience to provide additional information as needed.

Sincerely yours,

Margaret M. DiBianca (Bar I.D. 4539) MMD:sec cc: Ashok V. Shah, Plaintiff Pro Se (via U.S. Mail)

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