Dear Mr. Esposito,

Yesterday's hearing in my case was a "dud". Nothing happened.
The judge to whom the case was assigned didn't want it, and 
sent it back to a Judge Macdonald, whose decision against me
was overruled by the Appeals Court a year ago. Macdonald was 
the judge who tried to get rid of the case when he cancelled 
the June 16 hearing, knowing that thereafter he would be out 
of town, and that another judge would have to take over. My 
case is like a football that no one wants.  Literally and 
figuratively, it's now being kicked around the court. My case 
is an orphan; no judge wants to do it "justice".

The next logical step for me is to ask you for more evidence.
What I have in mind is much like a formal deposition but outside
the official court routine, and not required in any respect.
If you were willing, I'd like to pay you a visit in your own
home/office in Plymouth to ask you a set of questions.  Here is what
I propose.  I would make an appointment with you at 31 Hopkins Road,
bringing my laptop computer, microphones, and a video-recorder.
Perhaps my son would come along to operate the audio-visual
equipment. Otherwise I could manage the equipment by myself,
setting it, so to speak, on auto-pilot.  We would sit around
the counter in your kitchen.  At the beginning, you would take
an oath as part of the interview, just as in a court ordered
deposition. I would ask you questions as in direct examination;
then I would switch roles and put to you questions as might be
asked by the Nantucket lawyer on cross-examination. I would
never tell you what you should answer; I would never comment
on any answer that you gave.  If you interrupted the session,
which you would always be free to do, you would still be paid
for the time spent.  Sound would be recorded on a CD.
The video camera output would be recorded on a DVD.
I would make copies of the CD and of the DVD for you in your
presence. Later, at home, I would transcribe your answers
and mail you the transcript, which you could then correct,
sign and return to me.

The question-and-answer session would take at least 2 hours,
possibly much longer, might have to be continued on another
day. I would pay you $70 per hour for your time. I would
pay you in addition $100 for the use or your premises.
This $100 premises fee would not be hourly, but would
cover the entirety of all the sessions.

If you're interested, please let me know.  Because of the
complexity of the issues, once you had decided, several
weeks of preparation might be required.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,
Ernst Meyer