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Case 1:04-cv-01201-MPT

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THE NEUBERGER FIRM
A TTORNEYS AND C OUNSELLORS AT L AW
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THOMAS S. NEUBERGER, ESQUIRE STEPHEN J. NEUBERGER, ESQUIRE RAEANN WARNER, ESQUIRE CHERYL A. HERTZOG, ESQUIRE*
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February 15, 2008 The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge United States District Court District of Delaware 844 King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 RE: Riddell v. Gordon, et al., C.A. No. 04-1201-***-MPT

Via CM/ECF Filing

Dear Judge Thynge: In response to the Court's inquiry at the February 11, 2008 teleconference, the ten most relevant cases cited in plaintiff's brief are as follows: · Phillips v. County of Allegheny, ­ F.3d ­, 2008 WL 305025 (3d Cir. 2008) (motion to dismiss pleading standards under Fed.R.Civ.P. 8 and 12). Hall v. Pa. State Police, 570 F.2d 86, 89 (3d Cir. 1978) (pleading requirements in civil rights complaints). Buckhead America Corp. v. Reliance Capital Group, Inc., 178 B.R. 956, 961 (D.Del. 1994) (novel theories of law). Stellmaker v. DePetrillo, 710 F.Supp. 891, 892 (D.Conn.1989) (First Amendment union association). Fuerst v. Clarke, 454 F.3d 770, 774 (7th Cir. 2006) (First Amendment union association). Shefcik v. Village of Calumet Park, 2007 WL 3334329, *4-5 (N.D.Ill. Nov. 7, 2007) (First Amendment union association). Bennis v. Gable, 823 F.2d 723, 733 (3d Cir. 1987) (First Amendment political

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The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge February 15, 2008 Page 2 association, free speech retaliation and qualified immunity). · Navarro v. Coons, 2007 WL 2683824, *5-6 (D.Del. Sept. 7, 2007) (First Amendment political association). Adkins v. Bd. of Educ. of Magoffin County, Kentucky, 982 F.2d 952, 956 (6th Cir. 1993) (First Amendment intimate association). Hope v. Pelzer, 536 U.S. 730, 739-48 (2002) (Qualified immunity).

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I am at the Court's disposal to address these matters further. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Stephen J. Neuberger Attorney for Plaintiff cc: All Counsel (via CM/ECF)

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