November 20, 2008

Robert Callahan, Esq
Northwest Law Center
405 Northwest 18th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209

Dear Mr Callahan,

I am writing you again about the matter of Catherine Carter and Rory Bowman. As we discussed a couple of months ago, Mr. Bowman intends to file a motion to vacate the permanent stalking order that Ms. Carter previously attained against him. The deadline that I set for Ms. Carter to voluntarily move for vacatur – September 30, has come and gone, and we still intend to set this process in motion.

Mr. Bowman and I have had further discussions, however, and before returning to court we would like to propose an alternate solution that would be less expensive and less stressful for all parties. We would like to arrange a meeting where Ms. Carter, you, Mr. Bowman and I can gather with a professional mediator to reach a settlement that will give Ms. Carter the assurances of security she needs while freeing Mr. Bowman from the unnecessary and unjustified stigma of a formal stalking order. I have some candidate mediators in mind, but of course this should be someone who is acceptable to everyone involved, and I have no attachment to a particular professional. Results are what matter.

Please let me know by December 5 what Ms Carter’s response is to this proposal. I look forward to hearing from you. I am confident that we can come up with a mediated agreement that will allow everyone involved to close this chapter in their lives.

Respectfully,
Bear Wilner-Nugent