CONTACTS 
0201 - Wolkin & Timpane                   415 982 9390 fax 4328
020101 - Mr. Michael J. Timpane, Esq.
0202 - Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP            415 392 6320
020201 - Mr. David Buoncristiani, Esq.

SUBJECTS
Pier 11 Fender project
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0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 43 0000, ref SDS 39 0000.
040502 -
040503 - Received summons on Pier 11 project for case 305199, dated 990727
040504 -
040505 -    [On 991025 received draft affidavit saying summons was received on
040506 -    990805. ref SDS 47 0001]
040507 -
040508 - Status and conference set for...
040509 -
040510 -                       991230  0900
040511 -
040512 -                       Room 212
040513 -                       400 McAllister Street
040514 -                       San Francisco, CA  94102-3680
040515 -
040516 - Summons says to submit...
040517 -
040518 -     ...have 30 days after this summons is served to file a response to
040519 -     the court.  If a response is not filed we may lose the case.
040520 -
040521 -     File status and setting conference statement no later than 20
040522 -     court days prior to conference.
040523 -
040524 -     Cause of action is against agreement on 960522 where UPR agreed to
040525 -     forebear on action to recover against stipulated judgement entered
040526 -     in the 1980s in favor of UPR for attorny fees on the Pier 11
040527 -     Fender project.
040528 -
040529 -
040530 -  ..
040531 - Background
040532 -
040533 - This action follow up my letter on 990308, ref DIP 7 0465, reporting
040534 - status on paying UP for Pier 11 Fender matter.
040535 -
040536 - On 990610 Mike sent a letter, ref DRP 10 2058, saying he did not
040537 - receive ref DIP 7. ref SDS 38 0001
040538 -
040539 - On 990610 sent response ref DIP 8. ref SDS 38 0855
040540 -
040541 - On 990614 received letter, ref DRP 11, that Mike could not open email.
040542 - This was corrected. ref SDS 39 0001
040543 -
040544 - On 990713 confirmed Mike received letter dated 990308. ref SDS 43 0001
040545 -
040546 -
040547 -  ..
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Analysis
0409 -
040901 - This is disappointing because UPR deserves to be paid, and I have been
040902 - unable to garner the connections to put across Communication Metrics
040903 - effectively.  While Caltrans is responsible for this situation, I am
040904 - held liable by the court, and so want to ensure UPR is paid.
040905 -
040906 -     [On 990831 Mike objects to clear, concise, complete communication
040907 -     using web mail, may be reason for using summons to change the
040908 -     mode of communication. ref SDS 46 4420]
040909 -
040910 - I have not had an assignment for a year, and the only promising
040911 - opportunity on the horizon is the pending grant from the National
040912 - Science Foundation, submitted on 990616. ref SDS 41 0001
040913 -
040914 - As reported on 990728, we will not find out until November whether
040915 - this will be awarded, ref SDS 44 0877; and I think we only have a 2%
040916 - chance of this happening, based on record of commercial efforts
040917 - showing people have difficulty understanding the benefit of these
040918 - ideas and tools, as related in discussion with an NSF representative
040919 - on 990629. ref SDS 42 0987
040920 -
040921 - Even if awarded, we cannot apply NSF grant money to retire the
040922 - obligation to UPR.
040923 -
040924 - On the other hand UPR deserves to be paid, and Communication Metrics
040925 - seems like a good commercial opportunity to accomplish this objective,
040926 - as set out in the proposal to NSF. ref OF 1
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0410 -
0411 -
0412 - 1057 called Dave
0413 -
041301 - On 961220 Dave offered to help if anything came up, ref SDS 19 0001,
041302 - so possibly he can call Mike to see what can be done.
041303 -
041304 - He is on vacation until 990816.
041305 -
041306 -     [On 990820 sent Dave a letter on this. ref SDS 45 0001]
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