FW: Enron/Duke

FYI

< -----Original Message-----
< From: Robert Rivera
< Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 2:04 PM
< To: Neal S. Manne
< Subject: Enron/Duke
<
< Below is the text of a letter I've used before to make sure that
< settlement meetings between business people remain as confidential as they
< can and outside of litigation. Perhaps we could use something like this
< in Enron/Duke.
<
< Dear _________:
<
< Please allow this letter to serve as our agreement under Tex. R. Civ. P.
< 11 that with regard to the meeting to be conducted on Wed, 8 Nov 2000 06:11:00 -0800 (PST) between
< various representatives of the parties to the above-captioned dispute:
<
< (1) The meeting will be held without prejudice to any position the
< parties may take in litigation.
<
< (2) No statement made by any representative of the respective parties
< during the meeting will be used in connection with litigation related to
< the above-captioned dispute.
<
< (3) Statements made by any party representative during the course of the
< meeting will be treated by all parties, in present or future litigation,
< as having been made pursuant to Rule 408 of the Texas Rules of Evidence or
< its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
<
< If this letter describes our agreement accurately, please sign below
< before the scheduled meeting and return the letter to me. Otherwise,
< please call me immediately.
<
< Robert Rivera, Jr.
< Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
< 1000 Louisiana St., Ste. 5100
< Houston, TX 77002
< (713) 653-7809
< rrivera@susmangodfrey.com
<