Free Letter - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :04-cv—OO91 1-G|\/IS Document 105 Filed O2/O1/2006 Page 1 of 2
ROSENTHAL, MONI-IAIT, GROSS 8 GODDESS, P. A.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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JGSEPH A· ROSENTHAL Wrrmmcrow, DELAWARE 19s99-1070 FACSIMILE <3¤2> 658-7567
NORMAN M. MONHMT E-MA11. RM<;[email protected]
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JEFFREY s. GODDESS
CARMELLA 1>. KEENER
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JESSICA ZELDIN
February 1, 2006
Via Hand Delivery and Electronic Filing
The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
United States District Court
844 N. King Street
Lock Box 19
Wilmington, DE 19801 p
Re: Kopacz v. Del. River and Bay Auth. et mw., D. Del., C.A. No. 04-911 (GMS)
Kopazc v. Del. River and Bay Auth., D. Del., C.A. N0. 04-1281 (GMS)
Dear Judge Sleet:
ln response to Your Honor’s email of January 31, 2006 regarding the Voir Dire questions,
1 am writing to advise that the DRBA has no further comments to the Court’s Voir Dire, and will not
restate its request for additional questions proposed at the pretrial conference as the Court has already
ruled.
Further, in accordance with Your Honor’s instruction, I am writing to advise of Delaware
River and Bay Authority’s position on the issue of whether the Court should include Cathy Kopacz A
in the text of the Voir Dire. As Cathy Kopacz has made no claim against the DRBA, we take no
position on whether her claim against Swett is still valid, but request that if the Court does mention
Mrs. Kopacz in any context, it be made clear that her consortium claim is against Swett only since
maritime law does not permit such a claim against the vessel owner.

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The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
February 1, 2006
Page 2
I am available at the Court’s convenience should Your Honor have any further question in
this regard.
Respectfully, , ,
/s/ Carmella P. Keener
Carmella P. Keener (DSBA No. 2810)
ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS
& GODDESS, P.A.
919 N. Market Street, Suite 1401
P.O. Box 1070
Wilmington, DE 19899-1070
(302) 656-4433
[email protected]
Attorneys for Defendant Delaware River and Bay Authority
CPK/jls
cc: James J. Woods, Esquire (via electronic filing)
Donald M. Ransom, Esquire (via electronic tiling)
E. Alfred Smith, Esquire (via electronic mail)
Mary Elisa Reeves, Esquire (via electronic mail)
Clerk of the Court (via hand delivery)