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MORRISON. MAHONEY & MILLER COUNSELLORS At LAW 250 SUMMER STREET BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 02210 617-439 7500 Facsimile n 439 7590 or 017-737 6090 TELEX 94-0678 POST OFFICE BOX 625 3160 MAIN STREET BARNSTABLE. MASSACHUSETTS 02030 306 362-5093 FACSIMILE 306 362-0170 1130 MECHANICS BANK TOWER 100 FRONT STREET WORCESTER. MASSACHUSETTS O10OB 306 737-7777 FACSIMILE 000-792-6224 700 PLEASANT STREET NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS 02740 300-999-0014 FACSIMILE 000 090 0316 IMS MAIN STREET SPRINGFIELD. MASSACHUSETTS 01103 413-737-4373 FACSIMILE 413-730 3120 ONE OLD STONE SOUARC PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND 02903 401-331-4000 FACSIMILE 401331-4420 SIX LL0TBS AVENUE LONDON, fC3N 3AX ENGLAND Oil-44-7V4062904 TELEX 0611704 FACSIMILE O1V44 7V40O6130 WRITER S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER: (617) 439-7518 ALAN 9 MiLLCP* lt(nt(H j nmt ai.ah m nnppmi QAVIO A EAK#T PAUL w 00OpAtCH C&WAN0 T CRMMH m<ha40 n cuPiCM STEPHEN J AMOPICP MICHAEL DANK - ji f next PtCMAPD H RtllMILl AfTCA C PNPJMT MAP* W HAATt MHO M 0PAHAM JOANNE A KCATImO**** CAROL A PPirFiM * LAWMHCC A OUOAM* PAUL J MUCLLO JCFAKCV 0 PTTMtCKAft AO*< f 0vR<- jn AMaMT l CMTA HUHTIF O'HAfNAH HAHCV MEGAN WILLIAM 0O0ACPT FAITH A LASALLEA A JOSEPH PENDMII* JOHN A SAKAKCENV THOMAS C ACDEPICO CAPCY MUON SMITH TMOMA0 0 FIONf** 0AV1O 4 MMNJCL0CNOCM LAwmc c ocmoncst*** TM0MA4 M tLCOC* 0A*T w haNvCT KWWlLl 0AILLAMT LIMOA W. WILCOX PATHSIN M WHIM* DAVID E MAOLI0A4 KEVIN 0. tHU MART PAT NIELLTAAA JOSEPH F VtKLMglU. 4* HARP P. 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Minoff, Esq. Robinson Donovan Madden & Barry P.C 1500 Main Street-Suite 1400 PO Box 15609 Springfield MA 01115 Alice A. Warren, et. al. v The Dow Chemical Company Our File Number: P16183. USDC CA # 89-30201 F___ S.R.B. Gentlemen: I have received Keith Minoffs FAX of July 8,1991 which arrived in our office after business hours that day. I am writing in response to that letter. In the first place let me express my displeasure with a copy of that letter having been sent to the Magistrate. I believe that we were charged with the responsibility to attempt to negotiate closing papers as to CONOCO and Union Carbide. I believe that it was inappropriate to send a letter with your opening position in it to the Court. As there have UCC 081424 MORRISON, MAHONEY & MILLER James H. Tourtelotte,Esq. Keith A. Minoff, Esq. July 12, 1991 Page 2 now been communications with the Court regarding this matter and since Ms. Burger is, to my understanding sending a copy of her response to Magistrate Ponser I will also send it a copy of this letter to him. As I indicated to you after Court on June 25th, my client is not interested in foreclosing its ability to raise any legitimate and appropriate defenses at the trial of this action. I indicated to you that I would not agree to a blanket restriction on mentioning CONOCO or Union Carbide at the trial of this action. My client will abide by the appropriate Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to this and ail other issues relating to discovery and trial. For these reasons, your Stipulation was and is unsatisfactory to my client. I would suggest that you simply dismiss the case against CONOCO and Union Carbide without prejudice and without any other restrictions on mentioning them or bringing them back into the case. As for your request for an extension regarding the formal demand with supporting documentation I would be glad to give a one week extension. However I will note that I will be going on vacation starting July 26th and would need to receive it well prior to that date. I would be glad to discuss this further with you at your convenience. Very truly yours, MORRISON, MAHONEY & MILLER cc Honorable Michael Ponser Sharon Burger, Esq. 16183A71.91 Mark S. Granger UCC 081425