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MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP
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Edward M. McNally Mailing Address
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[email protected] Wilmington, DE 19899-2306
January 6, 2006
VIA CM/ECF AND HAND DELIVERY
The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet .
United States District Court
844 North King Street
Lock Box 19
Wilmington, DE 19801
RE: Lieberman v. State of Delaware, etal.
U.S.D.C., C.A. No. 96-523-SLR
Dear Judge Sleet:
In accordance with the terms of the Scheduling Order, Plaintiff Bernice Lieberman I
delivered her draft pre-trial order on December 7, 2005.
On January 5, 2006, the State provided its comments to the pre-trial order. A colleague
of mine has also been working diligently with the State to resolve differences in the jury
instructions.
Unfortunately, my 84-year-old mother is now in the emergency room at Wilmington
General Hospital and may need a fairly immediate operation. Therefore, I am distracted.
On behalf of the State, Marc Niedzielski has kindly agreed to an extension until next
Wednesday, January ll, 2006, to file the pre-trial order and jury instructions with the Court. The
pre-trial conference itself is not until January 31, 2006.
Dover (302) 678-8815 Broom Street (302) 655-2599 Newark (302) 368-4200
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The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet MORRIS, ]AMEs, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP
January 6, 2006 ·
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Under these circumstances, I hope that the Court will consider entering the attached
Order extending the date to file a pre-trial order and jury instructions.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Edward McNally (#614)
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Attachment
cc: Clerk of the District Court (via CM/ECF)
Marc P. Niedzielski, Esquire (via CM/ECF)
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