Yoder, et al v. Town of Morristown, et al

Filing 86

RESPONSE TO LETTER BRIEF filed by Mark Blanchard, Christopher Coffin, Lanetta Kay Davis, Frank L. Putman, David Stout, III, Town of Morristown, Gary Turner, Howard Warren as to 83 LETTER BRIEF, filed by John L. Hershberger, Mosie Swartzentruber, Menno S. Hershberger, Menno L. Glick, Peter D. Swartzentruber, Dannie L. Swartzentruber, Andy A. Miller, Mose Miller, Harvey Miller, Jonas Zook, Urie Hershberger, Levi Yoder, Sam Zook. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 10/20/11 letter from Plaintiffs' counsel, # 2 Exhibit(s) emails regarding Consulting Agreement, # 3 Appendix Certificate of Service)(Lemire, Mark)

EXHIBIT 2

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Lorry Glogowski
From:

Hirschhorn, Russell L. [[e-mail]]

Sent:

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:06 PM

To:

Gregg Johnson; Mark Lemire

Cc:

Mervis, Michael T.; Gerstein, Jason D.; Goldberger, Daniel P.; Lori Windham; Eric Rassbach; [e-mail]; Rattner,
Benjamin M.

Subject: RE: Yoder v. Town of Morristown [PR-CURRENT.FID594921]

Mr. Johnson:
We have responded to Mr. Lemire's question as we believe is appropriate.

Russell L. Hirschhorn
Attorney at Law
Proskauer
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036-8299
d 212.969.3286
f 212.969.2900
c 516.509.9327
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From: Gregg Johnson [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:02 PM
To: Hirschhorn, Russell L.; Mark Lemire
Cc: Mervis, Michael T.; Gerstein, Jason D.; Goldberger, Daniel P.; Lori Windham; Eric Rassbach;
[e-mail]; Rattner, Benjamin M.
Subject: RE: Yoder v. Town of Morristown [PR-CURRENT.FID594921]
All:

A straightforward answer to a straightforward question would be appropriate.

- Gregg T. Johnson, Esq., Partner

LEMIRE JOHNSON, LLC
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From: Hirschhorn, Russell L. [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:49 PM
To: Mark Lemire; Gregg Johnson
Cc: Mervis, Michael T.; Gerstein, Jason D.; Goldberger, Daniel P.; Lori Windham; Eric Rassbach;
[e-mail]; Rattner, Benjamin M.
Subject: RE: Yoder v. Town of Morristown [PR-CURRENT.FID594921]
Mr. Lemire:
As a preliminary matter, we are unclear to whom you will be responding. It is our
understanding that the Court will contact the parties now that it has the requested
submission from Plaintiffs. In any event, your questions concerning when the Consulting
Agreement was drafted, executed and received are irrelevant to the issue before the Court:
whether or not the Fisher Documents are protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or
the attorney work product doctrine. The Consulting Agreement, which was finalized in or

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around the commencement of this litigation, merely memorializes the engagement described in our October 21 and September
23 letters to the Court. If, by your questions, you are insinuating that the Consulting Agreement was created after the fact to
bolster our submission to the Court, that is both incorrect and inappropriate.

Russell L. Hirschhorn
Attorney at Law
Proskauer
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036-8299
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f 212.969.2900
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From: Mark Lemire [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:47 PM
To: Rattner, Benjamin M.; Gregg Johnson
Cc: Mervis, Michael T.; Hirschhorn, Russell L.; Gerstein, Jason D.; Goldberger, Daniel P.; Lori Windham; Eric Rassbach; [e-mail];
Mark Lemire
Subject: RE: Yoder v. Town of Morristown

Dear Mr. Rattner,

I have reviewed your correspondence to the Court and the attached retainer letter signed by Ms. Fisher.  I have a few question after my review:  
(1) when was the retainer letter drafted by your office?; (2) when was the retainer letter executed by Ms. Fisher?; and (3) when did your office 
receive the retainer letter back from Ms. Fisher?  The date on the letter, being “[a]s of”, is confusing to us and we would like to understand the 
facts better before responding.  Thank you.

Regards,

‐ Mark J. Lemire, Esq.

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From: Rattner, Benjamin M. [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 5:18 PM
To: Mark Lemire; Gregg Johnson
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Subject: Yoder v. Town of Morristown

Counsel,
Please see attached, which was filed with the Court earlier this afternoon.
Regards,

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Benjamin M. Rattner
Attorney at Law
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New York, NY 10036-8299
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