Page 66 - RICHERT VS. SORKIN THEFT OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND THE WEST WING

November 16,1995
Ms. Doreen Braverman Writers Guild of America 8955 Beverly Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Re: "The American President"
Dear Ms. Braverman:
TEL .
(310) 39s - 0965
- FAX.
(310) 395 - 8071
I am.in receipt of your correspondence dated November 16,1995, concerning writing credits for the above-referenced molon llgture. My client is shocked and dismayed by the guild''s decision,
and herely dgmands an immediate written explanation setting fonh ih detiit thJguild's reasoni
andj.ustificatiol fo-r its decis_ion-, p!{rcularly_(butnot only) in regard to denying irieducible story
credit to Bill Richert and Kyle. Morris. It is indispu-taUty clear that tlire Sasis for denyin!
irreducible story credit set forth in Salty Burmester's ietter dated September Zg,lgg5, has 6eei
shgwn to be false, by the rccent admissions of Aaron Sorkin, Richlrd Heller, Rob Reiner and
Alan Horn. The only justification for denying irreducible story credit is that stated in Ms.
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID EVAXS
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nam-ely,-that "The- American hesident" and i'The PrEsident Elopes" were
B.urmester's
aif{qt"tI projects *initially developed^independently of one another and merged at a liter date," as Ms. Burmester succinctly puts iL Sinceit is now clear that this was noltf,e case, what is the
-lsttor,.
justification fordcnying irrcducible story credit now?
As this piclure ll opgning tom(xrow, it is imperative that we receive your detailed" unitten response today. Thank you.
\onrly,{l
l)^*) David
Sally Burmester
Bill Richen
Michacl Zweig, Esq. ke Kolligian, Esq.
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